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Coffee-Stained Coffee Table

Step 3Gesso!

Gesso!

Apply a coat of gesso to the surface. Without this, the coffee beads up on the surface of the table as it dries. With the coat of gesso we get nicer circles on the surface.

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May 13, 2010. 6:34 AMtruenorthd65 says:

What is gesso? Is this a brand name or a product name?

May 13, 2010. 10:03 AM

fungus amungus (author) says:

Everything you need to know about gesso.

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