You can make your wood table top look expensive without spending a bit of money. All you need is a bit of low cost wood which has a stain and also a laminate finish and you will have your expensive looking table top. These tips will help you make one.

• Sand your wood surface and also wipe the dust away with a cloth.

• Stain your wood. Apply it using a foam brush and wipe the excess of it away using a cloth immediately. You can even buff up the surface using a clean cloth till you see that the color has become even and then you let it dry overnight.

• Then you mix the resin and the hardener and make sure they you measure in exact amounts, as stated. Then you pour the hardener into a bucket and then the resin. Mix it using a stick till you see that the cloudy white look clears away. Keep scraping the sides of the bucket. This will take you 5 minutes

• Then apply your first coat. This is called a seal coat. Make sure you wear safety apparatus for this. brush it on as a thin layer and make sure that it is smooth and no bubbles are there. Let this try. If there are bristles which comes loose remove it

• Then you need to put on a second coat. This is called a flood coat. You need to pour a small amount of the mixture in the center of the wood. Then you let the resin run over the edges. You also need to use a clean brush or you can use a squeegee in order to spread the resin out in an even coat.

• Apply at least two or three layers of this till you get the look that you want. Each layer should have a 1/8 inch coat. Then the coat needs to dry and it will take around 10 hours. Then you apply another coat and let that coat try. Then you have to sand it and finally you remove the dust using a clean cloth.

• You can also cure the resin by simply letting it dry and then by keeping it clean and completely dust free. This will take you three days.