When going over the top of a tiled floor the main concern is adhesion with epoxy onto the tile and tile onto concrete.
Epoxy on ceramic tile for coasters.
You can paint on your tiles using special oven bake ceramic paint like the pebeo vitrea paints bake them using the instructions that come with the paint and then coat the tiles with envirotex like i describe on the rest of page check out these adorable hand print tiles made by reader felicity and.
It will create a glossy finish in one coat.
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I have run into a problem with glasses sticking to the coasters but not beer bottles plastic cups or ceramic products.
Sometimes i get asked how to make coasters by directly hand painting on them so here s how.
A how to tutorial for making photography coasters with epoxy resin artresin and ceramic tiles.
You can use artresin in two different ways to make a glass mosaic coaster.
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I measured 1 ounce each of resin and hardener in one ounce plastic cups then poured each part into a larger ten ounce cup to mix.
It will create a glossy finish in one coat.
You will need a finish that is both water and heat resistant and doesn t mark with the hot mug of coffee test.
Will be looking for this in a small can to give it a try.
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If the tiles are glazed the gloss will need to be removed by grinding to allow the epoxy to grab hold.
I have recently been making coasters just like these with photographs and other upcycled materials and they make great gifts products.
For this resin tile coaster tutorial you want to use a doming resin.
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Some floor tiles have a glossy finish from the glazing process which can make them tricky to bond to.
I have been spraying with the krylon clear before using the epoxy or whatever on 2 tiles i forgot to krylon i noticed on one the white appeared to yellow but not the other i used a different brand.
The epoxy resin has been mixed well and is not tacky to the touch.
I m back to test a couple more potential finishes you can use on your acrylic poured tiles if you want to use them as functional coasters.
2 you can first mount your tile pieces onto the coaster base using an adhesive and then coat it in a layer of artresin to make it shine and protect it for the longterm.