[Noisebridge-discuss] Edge of the kitchen counter - supplies bought, stuff to do

[Geoff Shively]

me and a few others we admiring the tire job last week, wondering who dun
it- good work, cool finish for a counter top.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Gian Pablo Villamil
<gian.pablo at gmail.com>wrote:

> As some of you may have noticed, I finished the edge of the kitchen
> counter using old bicycle tires. This project needs to be finished by
> using silicon caulk to fill in the gap between the tire and the
> counter, which will seal it and make cleanup easier.
>
> I will try to get to it, but if anyone wants to have a go, there are
> two packs of black silicone caulk, a caulking gun and some alcohol for
> preparing the surface on the plastic table next to the kitchen. Need
> some masking tape as well to mark out the edge of the bead.
>
> Basically you want to:
>
> 1) clean the tire and counter where the caulk will go with the alcohol
> 2) lay out a line of masking tape parallel to the edge of the counter,
> about 1/8 to 1/4 inche away.
> 3) lay down a bead of silicone caulk following the bike tire and the tape
> 4) peel up the tape
> 5) smooth the silicone - a plastic spoon or a finger dipped in soapy
> water should work
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