Has anyone used this polish for water marbling? Just wondering if the smaller glittered ones work? Would hate to order them and have them not work.
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No problem I would suggest using Sally Hansen xtreme wear for water marbling they work very well
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I tried it. Some of the lighter coloured bottles worked, but the darker ones didn't.
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I agree those worked well for me too. I found the trick is to add less polish to the water and try to make the colors swirl together without using a toothpick because they come out prettier. Also use warm water!! Good luck :)
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I have been using it for many years; but only on silver-sterling or silverplate with a sponge (one usually comes with). On stones use a good liquid that comes in a bottle-use the brush that comes with it to brush gently on the stones so as not to damage them. Rinse both jewelry and silver with warm water no soap so as not to rub off the polish. I love the results!I forgot to add---no polish on pearls!!!!! And try and use the silver polish with tarnish preventative--it lasts much longer.
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I havent tried using the polish by hand, but I have used the compound by hand, using both a cheap microfiber pad, as well as a foam (Lake Country CCS - orange). Both methods worked fine. Those foam pads that are used to apply wax will probably not work - those are designed to just apply wax, and not do any correction. If you have a polishing pad (ex Lake Country/Chemical Guys/etc), i would go with a polishing pad (I use CCS Green pads when i use Ultimate Polish with a D/A)
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Dear Klunch, If your marble floor is rough, yhis is not the product for you. This is simply an excellent polish. It is my humble opinion, not physically seeing your floor, that your marble needs to be honed and polished. That is generally performed by a firm that comes in with buffing and honing equipment. I'd get several estimates and check with your local BBB before hiring the company to do the work. I hired a company without checking them out and ended up with machine ringlets everywhere. What a nightmare! So be certain to CHECK THEM OUT or get their references. Best of luck to you. Dear Klunch, If your marble floor is rough, yhis is not the product for you. This is simply an excellent polish. It is my humble opinion, not physically seeing your floor, that your marble needs to be honed and polished. That is generally performed by a firm that comes in with buffing and honing equipment. I'd get several estimates and check with your local BBB before hiring the company to do the work. I hired a company without checking them out and ended up with machine ringlets everywhere. What a nightmare! So be certain to CHECK THEM OUT or get their references. Best of luck to you.
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First, as far as the color goes .... it can vary. I have used it several times now and usually it's a gray to slightly gray/taupe but sometimes it dries more taupe/brown. I think it has something to do with how much it's worked (troweled) but I could be wrong. There may be another factor that affects the dry color. Generally though I'd say plan on a gray to slightly taupe-y gray dry color. As for ceramic, I did my backsplash with it. It was harder to do than a flat surface and had to be done in much thinner coats, especially the first couple. It doesn't want to stick, but eventually it will. The first coat shouldn't try to cover the tile. It's take at least one or two coats just to fill in the grout lines; at least from my experience. Once those coats are good and dry though, the first tile coat will stick at least to itself and while the tile coverage will be quite spotty at first, eventually you'll build enough so it works out. I had glossy ceramic, if you have a matte finish or a textured tile it might cover a little easier. Are you planning to do just ceramic or a counter/backsplash? I ask because I wouldn't consider it particularly durable for some uses. I am only partially satisfied with mine. From a looks stand point, it's not bad at all. I no longer have ugly chipped laminate counters and ceramic that doesn't match anything. In retrospect, however, especially from a practical standpoint. I wish I'd have just bit the bullet and ripped out the ceramic and lived with the counters until I could replace them. I didn't though, so these will work until I can afford to redo it all. It's not horrible by any means, and a lot of people really seem to like their counters. My overall opinion though is slightly less than thrilled. I don't hate them, but I certainly don't love them either. If there is a way to upload pix here I will show you my counter/backsplash combo that I did. If not, you're welcome to message me (I think there's an option for that) and I'll send the pic directly.
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I've used CND top coat that I use with other gel polish. It lasts about a week if you don't keep your hands in water!!!
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I had no problem using it with regular polish on acrylics. I have Question? What do you use to remove your acrylics?
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You can use any kind of nail polish. I personally use Sally hensen brand as it's none expensive. I do get to use other brands like opi and wet and wild and NYC. Believe me a I am a nail stamping addict and have a variety of nail stamping plates from different brands and they work also with any polish. I do think that if they don't work it's not the nail polish, it's the plate that might be defective.
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hey delores, i bought this kit and for the money was great... i don't know how large or small you are going with them but the spaces between the grit might be too great if your pieces are quarter size or smaller! i have no doubt it will polish, just don't know your process. any more questions i'll try to answer, mike
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I use Sally Hansen Superhold nail glue and it works really well with these smaller rhinestones to make great detailed nail art or nail designs like in a normal nail salon. I also use nail tweezers to grip each rhinestone to apply in onto my nails because they're small. I've used topcoat with sticking the rhinestones on my nails but the little stones would sometimes pop off or chip off because the clear too coat nail polish isn't as long lasting or durable as nail glue, so I just personally like using the nail glue, but it's everyone's prerogative what they like best and what works for them.
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I don't know - I've never tried the polish you mention. For other polishes I use Seche Vite and it works well.
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I think so i am not a professional but once in wile still go for the hand message etc polish noticed the girls are using other than opi base and top coat along with opi polish stayed on great !!all will feel a little tacky at end even after cure until you wipe with alcohol don't forget go easy on polish and top and bottom coat so doesn't get the too thick look ,Happy pretty nails :-)
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I have used MANY different kinds of polish, and none show boldly.... I have not tried Konad Special Polish yet, so maybe that will do better?
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I haven't used the Sally Hansen gel polishes but have tried others and don't much care for them. I prefer to use Fingerpaints gel base and top coat and use regular nailpolish with a regular top coat. The lamp is small and portable and works beautifully. I have tried other products that don't require a lamp and they are too thin and runny. Fingerpaints is thicker and much more controllable. Good Luck
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The top coat works as well with other brands of polish. I used it with Sally Hansen salon all in one. CND polish did not wear well. I used Scrub fresh 1st. None lasts 7 days. I also have the entire shellac system- wears better, but terrible to remove. Vinyl lux is easy to remove.
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I've used it with other polishes. I have some bottles of Essie that I've used it with.
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I used it on my cultured marble shower base, which had some mineral deposit build up. This was the recommendation of the company that produced the base. I noticed that I had a slight bit of color on my polish rag. The company said this was okay. It has solved my problem with mineral deposit, however I am getting ready to install a very large amount of granite in a complete kitchen remodel and I would not consider using this particular product on my granite. There are specific products designed for this purpose. I use a granite cleaner and then a polish on my bathroom. There is also a produce I use once a year that acts as a sealer. Hope this helps. I used it on my cultured marble shower base, which had some mineral deposit build up. This was the recommendation of the company that produced the base. I noticed that I had a slight bit of color on my polish rag. The company said this was okay. It has solved my problem with mineral deposit, however I am getting ready to install a very large amount of granite in a complete kitchen remodel and I would not consider using this particular product on my granite. There are specific products designed for this purpose. I use a granite cleaner and then a polish on my bathroom. There is also a... » Read More I used it on my cultured marble shower base, which had some mineral deposit build up. This was the recommendation of the company that produced the base. I noticed that I had a slight bit of color on my polish rag. The company said this was okay. It has solved my problem with mineral deposit, however I am getting ready to install a very large amount of granite in a complete kitchen remodel and I would not consider using this particular product on my granite. There are specific products designed for this purpose. I use a granite cleaner and then a polish on my bathroom. There is also a produce I use once a year that acts as a sealer. Hope this helps. « Show Less