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Offline MT204

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Colorant?
« on: 02/15/20 20:32 UTC »
So I'm helping my son do some live edge epoxy coated projects.
Needed to color the epoxy black.
I tried a small batch with DoIt black and it seems to work ok but don't want to ruin a 2 gallon mix.
Anyone on here ever play with epoxy coatings?

Offline Apdriver

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Re: Colorant?
« Reply #1 on: 02/15/20 21:41 UTC »
Interesting. I just watched a video where the guys from Mudhole use a wet pigment to color epoxy for a rod or wrap coating. They use the same pigment for marbling with epoxy but it’s a rod building technique. They sell the stuff. I have used,as have many members here, glitter to mix in a topcoat to put on our creations. All of it easily transferred and used elsewhere. Here’s a video using the mudhole pigment mixed in epoxy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrAtQYqxcqc
« Last Edit: 02/15/20 21:50 UTC by Apdriver »

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Re: Colorant?
« Reply #2 on: 02/15/20 23:30 UTC »
I've worked with some 2-part epoxies.
Of course you can use glitters, and there are liquid colorants made specifically for epoxy, but I use dry pigment powders.

I measure the non-hardening resin first, then mix the pigment powder into that non-hardening resin.  Then measure the hardening resin and stir it into the mix and then use the resin.

I HAVE, however, used X2 colorant in those same resins with 100% success.

Many of my pigment powders come from here...
https://justpigments.com
...but there are other craft pigment powders available elsewhere.
« Last Edit: 02/15/20 23:42 UTC by BareKnuckleJigs »
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