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Help, the coaster tiles my MOPS group made last month with staz-on are 'wearing' off - they were baked at 350 for 20 minutes -- we used the tumbled tiles -- anyone else had this problem? Should I have baked them longer? We did not color them in at all - just used staz-on for the images -- yikes.
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If I'm right, you are using the tiles for coasters like I have done in the past. I have never baked the tumbled marble tiles when finished. After stamping with Staz On and coloring in with pastels, I spray them with a matte acrylic sealer. Krylon Matte Finish to be exact. I use a set in my living room all the time and haven't had any fading in about a year. HTH.
If I'm right, you are using the tiles for coasters like I have done in the past. I have never baked the tumbled marble tiles when finished. After stamping with Staz On and coloring in with pastels, I spray them with a matte acrylic sealer. Krylon Matte Finish to be exact. I use a set in my living room all the time and haven't had any fading in about a year. HTH.
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Kerri :razz:
I have never heard of baking them. I spray with the sealer as well. It is a cheap item at your local craft store. I have mine in my living room as well and they still look the same.
I just made a bunch of these following instructions from fellow SCSers -- stamped with Staz On, baked, colored with Sharpies, baked again. They look awesome, but I'm nervous now that you've said yours are wearing off! I know that some people spray with sealer, but I thought the whole point of using the tumbled tiles was that you didn't have to spray them, and they'd retain their absorbancy for use as coasters.
In all of the other threads I've looked at regarding these tiles, I haven't seen anyone else mention fading Staz On -- I wonder if it's possible you got a "bad batch"?
I hope someone else chimes in with some wisdom -- I was planning on giving these away for Mother's Day, but I don't want to give gifts that are going to fade in just a month!!
You only need to bake the coasters if you use the "craft ink" instead of staz on. I normally bake mine just to get the ink to dry. I still follow up with acrylic spray to seal them.
The tiles one friend called about had been stamped in the brown staz on & I was able to clean off one I had just baked with the brown staz on -- I'm wondering also if it's a bad batch of staz on. I'll try the other tiles which were stamped with other colors. I only baked the tiles 15-20 minutes - maybe they need longer. I like not sealing them so they'll absorp water & it's one less step & 1 less item to buy with them. I'll let you know what happens tonight when I wipe the others with water. Thanks!
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The tiles one friend called about had been stamped in the brown staz on & I was able to clean off one I had just baked with the brown staz on -- I'm wondering also if it's a bad batch of staz on.
My only problem has been with the brown Staz On. I used black Staz On for all the coasters I made except one set that I did for my Ex where I used the brown. The one coaster he uses most often has almost no ink left on it at all. The coasters done with the black ink are all fine.
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The one thing that works for me (even when Stazon would scratch off before looking for the answer) is to let Stazon dry (hadn't heard of baking). Then from about 10-12 in. away from tile, spray with Krylon Triple Thick Crystal Clear in a spraypaint can at Walmart (about $3.95). Let dry overnight and sprayed again.
I haven't seen the Matte finish to compare. There really isn't alot of gloss to the above listed spray.
I've also used the Krylon Triple Thick glaze in a plastic container that looks like Mod Podge.-found at Hobby Lobby for about $5. This glaze has to be "blobbed on" the tiles on old cookie sheet. Let completely dry a good 3 days. Is VERY hard and very glossy sealer. Is messy and more time. I even had put an extra coat on when I experimented. After the first 24 hours, I could pick them off the cookie sheet and sat on top of plastic glass to finish drying and not permanently dry to the cookie sheet.
All that said, the spray is best with much less mess, time, cost, low-gloss effect.
I'm still open to anything easier but this is what I've done after much research and development.
Has anyone who used the matte spray had problems with absorbency?
I made a bunch last year for myself and as gifts. I have noticed the ones I use frequently are fading also. I stamped with Staz-On (all different colors) and baked them per instructions I found elsewhere. I didn't seal them as I was concerned about absorbancy, but now I am wondering if that was a good idea after all.
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