Painting over epoxy on a tabletop

Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows the best way to paint over an epoxy covered tabletop. Only one coat of epoxy has been laid. I want to add a painted graphic. I have seen marine paints that can be used on epoxy. Still, I will need to epoxy or varnish over that graphic again. So I want to make sure it will not be marred or destroyed when it is covered. Anybody have knowledge here?

Hi Eli, welcome to the forum. I don't understand. Sorry. You want a layer of epoxy over the painting you are going to make on your tabletop?

Thanks for your response Jeffie. I am an artist who has been commisioned to paint on wooden tables in a resteraunt. Each of the tables will recieve two coats of clear epoxy to protect them from wear and tear. One of the tables had already been given one coat prior to my commission. So I found two possibilities and am looking for confirmation now. One possablility is using marine paint with epoxyresin in it. Which will be pricey. The other is to lightly sand areas to be painted, apply the paint and then use a Krlon clear coat over the paint. I am more fond of option two but am still unsure how well the krylon will hold up to resteraunt traffic over time. I looked at a third option of painting under the epoxy finish but it looks like the paint will be affected. Any help is welcome.

I read about using marinepaint, Eli. It seems like a perfect solution. If it is pricey shouldn't that be calculated to the restaurant that obviously wants the best quality and to enjoy from your paintings for a long, long time?

Thanks, for the support. Chat at you again next time!

Your welcome. I am looking forward to that. Also, hearing if the project worked out OK

I release this thread is old but normally you wouldn't use epoxy in a high traffic area like a tabletop because it's a soft plastic and accepts scratching easily.

Best is car paint, primer / sealer, working in car paint for the base or art work and then clear coat on top. Nothing holds up to punishment as well as auto paint but the good stuff is really expensive and harmful without proper working safety equipment.

A laquer finish would do good too but the problem is the soft material for the base.

I wonder how Eli's project turned out....

Eli,

Epoxy paint is compatable with polyurethane paint and clear.
Marine paint like AWL grip is a polyester polyurethane and is very durable paint. Automotive paint will also stand up to the resturants abuse.
If you have an epoxy base paint you can use auto clear over epoxy.
But the epoxy paint would have to be either scuffed down with ultra fine scuff pad (gray 3M ) OR if you are worried about scuffing your art work you can spray BULLDOG adhesion promoter over your art work then clear after 15 minutes.
BULLDOG for future reference will make paint stick to anything, Glass, Wood, Plastic, Chrome, Etc.
Just for the record you can use epoxy primmer base with polyurethane top coat. I would not use the Kroylan spray can paint it won't last.

Use epoxy primmer for the table top, Base coat clear coat for the art work then Bulldog then Polyurethane clear.
Lacquer clear will look good over the art work will not stick unless Bulldog is used but......... will crack because it is not flexable like polyurethane, Hot to cold A/C unit and heat will not affect the polyurethane.

I'm not sure how long ago you posted this, you may already have found a system that works. Maybe next time you can try above.
Base coat clear coat paint dries fast and is easy to do art with.

Capt. -dRE'