Hi all,
I've been selling a few dye subbed ceramic tiles as framed prints effectively, but have avoided promoting them for splashbacks, coasters as the surface would just scratch. I'm wary of offering them as fireplace sets for similar reasons, though there are those that do, and seem to do OK.
Duracoat tiles looked like the answer but I can find nowhere in the UK that stocks them. Listawood used to, and a couple of other places used to. Anyone have any info that I don't? I'm not in the market for a palette load from China. . .
Failing the duracoat thing, what varnish do you recommend to toughen up the surface of normal dye subbed tiles? I am trialing a spray acrylic varnish from an auto store, but there are so many different types of varnish it is bewildering. Also, getting an even coat is not that easy. I want something tough, long lasting, very clear and preferably UV resistant. Resin would be great but that is ridiculously expensive and wasteful. Are there commercial places that will spray resin coatings on small amounts of things? Again i can't find any on Google. It's hard to know what to search for.
Frustrated, Cambridge ;-)
Massive thanks in advance for any help,
Jon