Photos of a project

[studlymandingo]

Here are a couple of photos of a concrete bar that I just completed at a beachfront bar and grille here in Madeira Beach. The restaurant is famous for its fresh grouper so there are outlines of grouper swimming through the blue-green acid stained top. There are pieces of beach glass and a few shark's teeth scattered throughout. If any of you guys are near the beach after mid-April, stop by Dockside Dave's on Gulf Blvd. You can check out the bar, and they have great food.

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Photos of a project

Looks kewl studly. Did you cast it in place then add treatment to the top surface?

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: Photos of a project

Yep, it was cast in-place. I hard troweled it then left it under damp towels for three days. I ground it with 50 grit diamond pads to expose the aggregate and the glass, then proceeded through 500 grit pads, etched in the lines for the fish, then acid-stained and neutralized. I put a densifier on the surface and polished it through 1500 grit.

They have a guy coming to put burnished metal on the bottom of the bar, they are putting pilings with cushions on top for bar-stools, and a friend of mine who is an artist is painting murals on the walls. I am looking forward to the rest being done so I can get some really good photos. The place should be really nice when it is ready to open; I've already gotten several people wanting me to do some concrete countertop work for them. It is kind of a hobby for me so I'm not sure if I want to do it full time or not.

 

[snapperbait]

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Kewl stuff!..8) If i'm ever in the area, i'll be sure to check it out!...

mmm.. grouper fingers....8)