Beer Bottle Cap Table Tutorial Using Bottle Caps and Epoxy Resin

After the success of the UK Penny Floor Project I wanted to have a go at a new project, one ive been wanting to try for ages.....a bottle cap table.
I sourced a table from well known furniture company and bought some bottle caps from eBay. I used kitchen work surface edging to edge the table and GlassCast epoxy resin as a top coat.
So over the weekend i set about putting my project into action and by Monday morning the table was done and ready to use.
I filmed the whole process and have put together this little how-to tutorial video which I hope you will enjoy. Full list of materials as follows:
Occasional Table from Argos
Kitchen Edging from B&Q
Impact Adhesive for edging and sealing from B&Q
Glasscast epoxy Resin from Easy Composites
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[@patrickodonovan5066]

This one is interesting too. A fine job on the vid. We appreciate your work and your postings. You've turned handyman chores into a fine art.

[@MattGiles]

Thanks Patrick, keep your eyes peels for more build project videos coming soon :)

[@redraven699]

Love the idea!!! I would paint the top of table black before placing the bottle caps. The black background would make the cap pop out more. My opinion.

[@MattGiles]

I had thought about doing the same, but seeing the wood affect through the caps matched the foot of the table so decided against the idea. But appreciate your view.

[@nancyh9505]

what size table did you use and where did you get it, it looked like a table kit, from somewhere like Ikea, my son makes his own beer would love to make this for him.

[@MattGiles]

If you are in the UK then have a look at Argos you'll find the table in there. My next project is making my own table!

[@teynham2002]

redraven699 i

[@cliffcarlo180]

+redraven699 looking forward to seeing yours.

[@menez87]

Nice, I've been collecting bottle caps from beers from all over the world to do a coffe table. Thanks for the video.

[@tarunjoshi9340]

Successfully completed the project brother. Thank you for your idea.

[@emmaparkes5897]

nice idea. I have loads of bottle caps not knowing what to do with them so I might try this. I'm currently updating an old outdoor table. Broken up tiles and ordered glass pebbles to make a mosaic effect. Love getting crafty.. this is a great idea i must try it!

[@MattGiles]

Thanks for the comment, let me know if you ever make a table. Id like to see.

[@herisuroso3366]

Emma Parkes TT

[@aozorafreak]

PATIENT is something that i only have a little, while you have plenty And it takes a lot of patients to do that

[@ikramkami007]

I love this effect of table

[@mrbillhicks]

Love it, I'm going to add some glitter to my resin to make it bling...

[@alicehall6500]

This is so weird! Before I watched the video I bought the same table! I thought i was gonna have an absolute nightmare with the resin but this was so helpful thank you!

[@harrygallagher1524]

How much resin do you need?

[@suzaanahvanderstarre4618]

Cool I'm from new Zealand love your projects that you make so awesome and great art work too.

[@GameGeeksNews]

Trying this with a garden table for our mini bar. Already done one for the bars serving hatch and it looks great 👍

[@lanalong9857]

Hi, how does the resin finish hold up outside please? Have you left it out over winter?

[@salahoua1]

Awesome piece of work' Matt. A master piece indeed!

[@MattGiles]

Thanks :)

[@itsjimmy21]

Good to see you had a bottle cap from a New Zealand beer in there.

[@jake1173]

Itsjimmy21 In england, we do get a few nz beers here, and i think most of them are quite nice.

[@karensaw5816]

Great job, what a cool idea

[@SuperTechnicalman]

Very nice. Thanks for posting.

[@craiggrimshaw2740]

wow, fair play that's amazing.

[@MattGiles]

Thanks you :)

[@zildaluzia6030]

Congratulations. .! Is beautiful. .!!!

[@viceconch6820]

you deserve more than 6k subs all your projects are creative and genius

[@Z15TEENG]

Loved the art.

[@MonicaBarnesArt]

WOW.. GREAT IDEAL ?.. Great video And editing ❤️❤️🤪

[@rashalp8711]

Woow woow veeery beautifuuuLLL!! 😍😍😍👍should be try it😍😍😍

[@lyingpancake95]

Wonderful job! Nice edit too.

[@MattGiles]

Thanks man :)

[@sacing2594]

Beautiful idea nice craft

[@NathMainA99]

Great DIY for anyone

[@MattGiles]

Thanks, was fun making it

[@seagerseager5174]

Love following the q&a

[@tabithatrenary8498]

Gutsiest move move I’d ever seen... gluing the trim over a cardboard box sitting on lovely carpet. That would be a sure fire way for me to make a mess! Haha! Great video. I’m going to try it on a outdoor tray that I use to take refreshments out to the patio. 😃👍

[@christiannefonseca3253]

Olá! Lindo seu trabalho! Qual o tipo de resina que você utilizou e qual a quantidade?

[@tylerdavis1794]

Thanks for the video. I’m trying the same thing with an IKEA table. The “GLADOM” model. It’s metal and has a nice lip around the perimeter. Comes in many colors also.

[@dcoulter19]

How did you get on with this? I'm thinking about using this table after seeing your comment. Did you need alot of resin to fill the lip?

[@tylerdavis1794]

David Coulter , I used one batch (I believe it was a quart) and it filled up nicely to cover the cal heads. Also, the table has a little hole (maybe from factory tooling) that is just above the resin line and works well as a drain port for water standing on the top.

[@tylerdavis1794]

David Coulter , second note, I didn’t fill all the way to the lip. If you want to I would get a double batch of the resin.

[@JoeChadburn702]

So glad there was a Trooper bottle cap in there lol. I have the entire set 23 times. Sounds easy right concidering how much beer 1 can drink. Naahh!... at 1 point it took me 3 month of searching to find the 23rd pharoah eddie. Was my wife who found it in the end. I probably would have had it earlier but my wife doesnt use the 2p coin trick to keep them pristine lol.

[@joaobatista-yc6ye]

Parabéns ficou bacana!

[@ondel2family]

Smart idea

[@bigmac9013]

Ace deffo gonna try

[@yvonneost12]

We only really have Bunnings here and I could'nt get edging trim that wide . so going to give it a go with 2 lots of thinner type of iron on edging and keep my fingers crossed LOL

[@moviemediaproduction]

Love this idea, have been saving my caps for 6 months. Would you recommend glasscast 50 or would 10 suffice? Or even Glasscast 3?

[@marcomv619]

congrats it's awesome! it would be great too if you put a bottle opener on the edging

[@TheJiffyoPop]

I metal detect on the beach and this would be a great thing to do with all those caps I find!

[@rosebud5543]

Sweet!🥀

[@womblestacker7993]

Amazing dude

[@omegaalphaeren3148]

Love it 👏👏

[@judichristopher4604]

That turned out BEAUTIFUL How did you get the tiny bubbles out? With a torch?

[@Wood135]

great idea👍👍👍

[@Lisa-qs1xd]

I did this project. Came out super nice! Bought resin/epoxy from Joanne’s. They have 50 percent off coupons. No need to individually glue down

[@LaTanyaPlantinandDrinkin]

Love how you set the “Stella” on the finish project.... sweet

[@MattGiles]

Haha, it has seen many more since :)

[@freddiet8639]

Good beer 🍻

[@pitman2911]

Well done great job

[@MattGiles]

Thanks buddy :)

[@Gtfallofyer]

How much does the resin etc cost you for a project like this? I've always found it to be really expensive!

[@mojtabakhazayee17]

Perfect 😍

[@JeanFull07]

Já quero! kk top parabéns.

[@Gabensy]

Well done

[@VictorRumenov]

Nice Idea man.be shure ill try it

[@MattGiles]

Thanks for the positive feeback, yeah give it a try :)

[@vitaliyjuterbog8912]

Good shit dude, looking forward to working on something just like that.

[@lanaboo5701]

This looks awesome! My question is did you have any leakage with the trim you glued on? Been researching for months so I can avoid the mess.

[@umbalaba]

Beautiful work. How flat did the epoxy layer turn out? Is it flat like a water surface or is it wavy?

[@adabro]

Great video! Inspired to make my own now! Did you have any issues with air bubbles? I've seen some people using blowtorches to cure them

[@TinaAndRyan]

Fantastic

[@Dragon-wl5ic]

That looks so cool. Can you tell me how you calculated the amount of resin you needed please? I can only find calculaters for square or rectangular objects. Thank you!!!

[@--JohnDoe]

I saw one that they didn't use any edge to hold the epoxy in. It left a smooth round edge. I felt underneath and it just dripped off underneath.

[@eb7410]

Hi, I have decided to do a table like this and have found a table I want to use. Its top is octagonal in shape and I just wondered if you thought the edging might still work for this? Will it bend round the octagonal corners? Thanks for posting your materials too, was exactly what i was looking for. Thanks

[@lenzkevn]

How do you keep the flood pour surface from getting full of dust particles as it cures?

[@clipartistry]

Amazing work Matt, I have 12,500 maps of all types, dating back from the 1930's to the present day, many different sizes, some multi coloured, others in monochrome. Would these be suitable for resin floor encapsulation........

[@stevencampbell7627]

Penny Lane is in my ears and in my heart......

[@julianaoliveiraschneider9037]

Favor informar-me onde compro esta epoxi resin.

[@madhurasinkar9985]

Its wonderful... can you share the list of products used and epoxy how much one require for this size table??

[@cliffart7398]

how did you avoid bubbles coming out from under the caps?

[@kerriforsyth7314]

I’m going to try something like this, what did you put round the sides to stop the resin running?

[@welletbc9303]

I would remove the board underneath.. i mean.. it would be more awesome to see in that little spaces where there are no caps, and them to be fully covered in resin : top and bottom. ^_^ Nice project. Greetings from Romania.

[@chickennuggetandabiscuit6279]

Wellet BC The caps are glued to the board.

[@angledangle1]

Nice idea I'm just on with a huge beer barrel

[@andrewezard]

I'm going to do this with a Dart board...

[@bencrompton676]

Ive just finished mine - dart board perfect base haha

[@ruskiryan2398]

How are you going to finish the top of the edge ?, would a router work on the epoxy to produce a rounded edge ?.

[@blessedxlynx2008]

This is an amazing idea! I want to do the same just not with bottle caps.. where did you get a table like that or similar? And where I get the clear resin for cheap? I've seen a few but $60 and up

[@yvonneost12]

I'm making one of these for my son in laws xmas except some of the bottle tops I decoupaged his photo onto and when I get some I'll be putting some of his trucks on there too , just to make it a more personal keep-sake I mod podged the cap then added the photo then a couple of layers of podge and put them aside for when I have enough other variety of caps to finish it.

[@TheLisa3211]

Going to make this .. hope it turn out as nice as yours ..

[@MattGiles]

Hope you make a video and post it on here so we can see :)

[@SwapnilMalhotra]

Saw it on unilad fb page. And came across here to see the original, in detail. This looks rad. Great creativity lad. Cheers!

[@MattGiles]

Thanks for your comment Swapnil and glad you liked the full video :)

[@yvonneost12]

Matt I have a question for you , as I am working on one of these atm , is there any problem with " air " that might get rapped under the bottle caps when you pour the resin ?? as you dont appear to fill the entire underneath of the caps with glue ??? can you answer please as I dont want to pour resin and find out I've done it wrong , thanks so much.

[@mrmrsfunkomania]

Love the video !!! What’s the material you use in minute 1 !!! You put it around the table and glue it on ????

[@nyhurricanes]

Hi. We made one but do not know what to use on the sides. We bought very bendable trim but it snapped in the middle. Need some ideas please!!

[@gabbypoe6396]

Satisfying

[@felipebarbosa9079]

Good morning, your project is very nice, I'm trying to replicate! How many liters / kg of epoxy do you find necessary for a 58cm table?

[@scummydagem2113]

What parts did you use? This is exactly what im looking for, same table and all, where do i get these exact parts?

[@chrishoward1407]

Hey Matt, how did you cut the width of the edging strip?

[@adamj1815]

Can I ask if you have a link for the resin you use and the table as well. Great work!

[@eddmaster9]

Hi Matt, great tutorial, thank you. I have been saving my bottle caps thinking about doing something like this. Question: are there any bubbles in the epoxy resin once you apply it to the table? If that's so, do you leave them there or should you do something to prevent it? Thanks again man!

[@mikeladuke3782]

If you want to prevent bubbles in the epoxy apply heat to surface of the resin

[@eddmaster9]

Mike LaDuke thanks man!

[@pipermonte8780]

Didn't see Coors Cap .. lol .. Beautiful

[@suzannebarclay1081]

love the idea where did you find the supplies to make the table

[@ODonnellCraig94]

Dose the glue have to be appoxcy based aswel or will a standard super glue work ?

[@wesleygelman1397]

what is the wood thing that you made it so the epoxy wont come out called?

[@user-dz2ln8ko8f]

Why did you use just a glass on top to above all that resin thing? In addition what is that thing on the side wood tape?

[@yudikhdk8928]

I always wonder how they did it without leading bubble inside?

[@101HOTTIE103]

Making this for my boyfriend for his birthday since he got his own place a couple months ago. I don’t have any room or else I’d make one for myself haha. This is so cool. I just need to find that exact table.

[@MattGiles]

If you are in the UK, then any Argos will have the table

[@101HOTTIE103]

Matt Giles Nope :c USA

[@PunkerSchmied]

Is it possible to remove the wooden rim?

[@raquelgrinnell2378]

What kind of glue did you use?? Thanks!

[@djtone122]

can this be done using vinyl records for an outdoor table design? obviously more resine would be needed if this table tuck 1kg ??

[@alexpoole7807]

Finally finished my table last week after seeing yours a couple years ago. Used the round table from Ikea (same as your 5p video) and used all different bottle caps so it took a while to collect them! Love the end product though! The question is though, what to do next?

[@MattGiles]

Did you make a video of it? How did it turn out

[@SamFam_]

I love the table! My question is how much resin did you use for that size table

[@happymonk4206]

Yup, I love beer too 🍻. Ein Prost!

[@cdcVintage]

*I framed my 22 year bottle cap collection and hung it on my wall. I did a video recently. I have some rare caps too.*

[@jodygibian-miles1128]

What can be used for the table edge? And what kind of glue did you use? Thank you

[@riannadarlingg2569]

where do you get the edge ring thing to hold it in?

[@jeromebullard6123]

I made a coffee table. 3’x5’... took a while to get enough caps, and now I’m an alcoholic. But hey the table is sweet!

[@samanthagoodridge302]

Jerome Bullard lol

[@sahelighosh7353]

Very nice your video.

[@finderskeepers1341]

Hey, great video and an awesome result. How much of the Glasscast did you use? and what's the ratio? Thanks!

[@Thedog30]

I think it's two parts epoxy to one part hardner