64. How I Resin Tiles for Coasters; resining tiles; Resining Tutorial

[@augiefrank732]

Your work is excellent and stunning! You are the best ive found at giving great instructions and tips. Thank you!

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you so much Augie for the feedback, I do take a lot of pride and time in making my videos is worthwhile as possible. I think most will share that kind of information and some sort of paid format privately, that’s not my motivation to share. I hope to continue earning your subscription and be aware. I do have playlists where I have in creations broken down by category so you can see what you might be interested in learning and then start poking through some of those videos. Either which way, welcome. I’m glad to have you here.😘

[@cherylsanders2753]

AWESOME!!! Gorgeous colors. Wonderful tutorial! Thank your for sharing.

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you Carolyn, glad to share and that you enjoyed it!

[@patriciahogg5763]

Louise, I sincerely appreciate your thorough instructional style! Beautiful work! 😎

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thanks Patricia, glad this was helpful!

[@beckyhicks9160]

I absolutely love your work. I now stay awake much too late at night watching and learning😂… thank you for sharing your knowledge. Heading to Home Depot now😂

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Sleep in😅, thank you so much and best wishes!!!

[@cherylhopkins5110]

Thanks SO much for doing this Louise! This is a HUGE help. You're awesome Louise!

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

You're so welcome 😘Cheryl, glad it helped!

[@marianreader817]

I cheered when you mentioned Tilly Douglas ! She has been so great at finding ways round the lack of Floetrol and testing ways to do things in the UK. She’s just like you, very helpful with lots of tips. I’m going to have another try at resining now I’ve watched you. Could you tell me the make of resin you use please? It looks much runnier, but I guess it’s the temperature and the little warm bath idea makes a difference. Thank you, Louise, for all your lovely tips and tutorials. You really are wonderful! 👏👏👏

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you Marian, 😘 Tilly’s tips were very helpful to me. I use KS resin liquid stone ultra UV. I have a link in the description and a 10% off coupon code if you wanna take advantage of it. But that’s the resin I use, and I have no problems with it at all!

[@sherrieblake8674]

Your work is beautiful!

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thanks so much Sherri💙

[@MichelleZepp-bd2cx]

You inspired me to try coasters. They were beautiful with your bloom 401 video. Unfortunately, I didn’t do well with resin. I sanded and redid them, sanded, and redid again. Now I think it might be the resin, I bought the wrong resin apparently.

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

@@MichelleZepp-bd2cx well good luck, Michelle, 🧡having the right resin is definitely important. I’ve used the wrong resin before, or should I say bad resin and it turned out terribly. I use S resin and have a discount code in the description. If you want to try it, I would highly recommend it.

[@MichelleZepp-bd2cx]

Thank you I plan on buying that resin this week. Please keep inspiring people, I don’t think you have any idea how good you are at that!

[@elainelee6741]

Beautiful ❤

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you, I created that video soon after I learned to resin, probably six months later. I reckon most of my functional art from jars, coasters, lazy, Susans, charcuterie, boards, and trays… So that the peace has adorable and bright finish.

[@JudeKluegel]

Louise, I went searching for videos you made years ago, and I want to tell you how much I appreciate your ability to teach this artform. I am so interested in your processes and how to go about doing such beautiful artistry! You keep my attention, and I am learning so many things that I can incorporate into my own artwork...I look forward to any and all new videos you make no matter how old or new they are...😉☺🤩 Thanks so much!!!

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

I truly appreciate your comments about my help and your incorporation. Maybe you can help me out as I’ll be teaching 3 16-person classes for the first time ever at the Fluid Art Boutique in DC 6-8 Aug. I’d really love to have close to full classes. If you could spread the word about how I’ve helped you, I would TRULY appreciate that I mean I could tout, but coming from a 3rd party validates the meaning and impact. 😘😘😘😘🧸

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

The other thing you may have noticed going back is my editing has improved and I’ve learned and revised methods and shared those as well. I’m always learning and have something new to share

[@JudeKluegel]

@@LouiseMcKayArt I will do my best to spread the word about your classes, in August...I truly would love to be a part of this fun time...Good luck!! 😊

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

@@JudeKluegel thank you Jude, I think I’m gonna need all the help I can get lol😅

[@tina-ec7ce]

These tiles are FABULOUS!! You do such an Amazing job I kept this as a tutorial to watch later and hopefully I get Brave enough to try this

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you Tina and believe me, I hear you! I purchased the Resin in June of last year and it wasn’t until January that I got up the nerve to use it. If you watch Mitchell’s video from Rain and Pours, Tilly Douglass’… and this one 😊 a few times, you will have what you need. And then you just have to try, just do a small batch, maybe just four tiles with 40 mil total and have an extra tile in case you have a little more, just try it and you’ll for sure say, “Well, that wasn’t that hard!” Guarantee it!!

[@tina-ec7ce]

@@LouiseMcKayArt ty for the encouragement ❤️

[@Savage_Dragon]

Very nice work!

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you Angelis!

[@techabbas5128]

Wao so Beautiful

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you💕

[@elysabelle_light_worker]

Thank tout si Much for this instructive vidéo. You explain résolu well 😀🥰

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

merci beaucoup🥰

[@elysabelle_light_worker]

@@LouiseMcKayArt oh my god sorry I think I have some problems with the auto correction on my phone. I just see that now 🤣🤣🤣

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

@@elysabelle_light_worker oh! I thought you were speaking a combination of French and English…either way, I’m glad the video was useful for you!

[@juliewaye7024]

Dear Louise can you let me know how you clean your resining cups I always seem to have tiny bits left in the pot. Julie

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you, Julie, I always spritz with alcohol. In between torching the piece I have resined, I will clean the cups with alcohol and a paper towel

[@deloresoverstreet7635]

Hi Louise. Your tile coasters are beautiful. Does the KS Resin provide a heat protective barrier or will a hot cup cause an indentation? Thank you. Your work is wonderful.

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you, Dolores, 😘the resident I use is rated to 450°, although I’ve certainly never tried it that hot. It definitely does not leave any indentation when you put something hot on it. If you go to the KS Rein website, they have all of their technical data and specifications there.

[@kimanzolut]

Beautiful work!!

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you Kim💕 I’m definitely getting this process down and probably going to try a canvas to see how that goes!

[@kristinb6605]

Do you have any videos that talk about what to do if you find a spot you missed or other corrective measures such as dust getting in?

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Unfortunately, not Kristen, the beautiful thing about resin is that you can always send it down lately and restart and correct any errors and re Coat

[@mrsCJust4fun]

​@@LouiseMcKayArtdo you mean sand it down. If it's still tacky after a few weeks what suggestions would you give. Thanks. I love your teaching and beautiful works.

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

@@mrsCJust4fun hi Mrs C yes for something that’s cured but has a problem with it or has a blank spot sand it down lightly. I emphasize lightly with 220 grit sandpaper. I do not have any suggestions as I’ve never encountered the problem before. I suggest that you just KZbin search ‘what to do about tacky resin’ and see what comes up, I do know there’s a way of getting around it for some reason I’m thinking alcohol, but I don’t know how to do it myself. I do know that if your resin is still tacky even after 24 hours, then they’re probably with some thing about the mixing process that was off, probably a mismeasured mensch between the hardener and the epoxy. But but look it up you’ll find something

[@debrabowers8652]

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[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thanks again, I swear by the KS resin too, have a 10% discount code too if you can use it!

[@boricuarny22]

Do you have a link to the tents that you use or what size they are?

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

@@boricuarny22 sorry Denise, I don’t have a link to the tents. It was a long time ago like two years ago that I bought them and I don’t remember. But I know I got them off of Amazon, but it is good to have small tents and tents so you have an option. There are lots of different styles on Amazon.

[@bbrown8353]

I almost ready to try to resin some tiles. I came back to watch this because I thought you mentioned in one of your videos how long the paint should cure before applying resin. I did not hear anything in this video - maybe it was in another one. How long do you usually wait for tiles and is it longer for larger items like the lazy susans - I'm only up to tiles so far LOL

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Hi BBrown, 😘good question and I’ve mentioned here and there… coaster I wait at least 7 days, 10 is ideal and lazy Susan’s at least 2 weeks. Now that’s with the assumption that you’ve spun off all the paint you need to. I hope this helps.

[@bbrown8353]

@@LouiseMcKayArt Thank you so much for the qiick response. I have the first few I did over a week ago so by the end of this week I'll have time to test my resin skills and fine tune my set up before I try the newer ones that I'm liking much more than my first ones. 🤗I'm really enjoying this

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

@@bbrown8353 nice BBrown! A simple thing that people forget to do is spritz a paper towel with alcohol and rub down the tops and sides of your creation gently to wipe off any oils or residue from your fingers. Your piece has to be free of oils before you resin on it otherwise it will show, blank spots and pull away in spots.

[@bbrown8353]

@@LouiseMcKayArt Thanks again. I have my 91% that I use with alcohol markers on hand for this

[@roslynleventhal5836]

Hi! Great video. What type of respirator do you use. Is there a name brand? Amazon?

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Thank you, Roslyn, it’s a 3M respirator. I got it from Home Depot. You can probably get one from Amazon. You just need to find one that would be good for resin application. I don’t have the number (7000 something) and it’s pouring down rain so I’m not going down to the workshop right now. Just look them up

[@roslynleventhal5836]

@@LouiseMcKayArt You are terrific at getting back to peeps. Thank you! Stay dry!

[@mrsCJust4fun]

Hi. I resin my first month as a newbie and I got craider. I didn't know about the alcohol 91%. And it's tacky. I watched how some have sanded and applied. Any other suggestions. I didn't put it into water to warm it up. Such a major failure

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Hi Connie, yes, you always need to alcohol spritz of paper towel and gently wipe your piece down to get rid of any residue oil or dirt that might be on top. If it’s tacky that indicates that there was a problem with the measurements in the mixture between the resin and the harder make sure you follow your manufacturers instructions on the ratios. Google search or KZbin search how to fix tacky resin is my only advice. Also, we’ve all had ‘failures’ but look at it as learning and then there’s never failure only improvement 😃

[@tamelamorgan1366]

You have inspired me to try my hand at coasters. I paint poured over ceramic tiles. Let dry 2 to 3 days. Then used counter top resin and had issues. My error because I have resined previously and did not read the directions. But during the process I noticed that the paint and resin did not adhere properly to the ceramic tile. Have you noticed this happening? And any idea what caused this?

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Hi Tamela, 😘I usually wait about 10 days before I resin, so maybe you just need to wait a little longer? The KS resin I use is called liquid stone, which is a countertop resin, I have never had a problem with anything pulling away.

[@tamelamorgan1366]

Thank you very much.

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

@@tamelamorgan1366 yeah, 2 to 3 days is not nearly long enough. Remember, it may look dry on the surface, but underneath it has to fully dry as well.

[@rachaeljardine5309]

How long does it take to fully cure?

[@LouiseMcKayArt]

Hi Rachel, it depends on what you’re creating, and depends on your environment. I typically for coasters will wait at least seven days, but I’ve done them and as early as five days after creation.