Got a newby question,
Been reading up on marbelling and was thinking, is there any reason why i can't use nail polish instead of hobby paints?
There seems to be plenty of colours to choose from and i can borrow some off of my daughter and she would never know. lol

I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon and a shot of Tequila.

G'Day Garry I've tried it & it sort of works I found that the colours were very washed out & very translucent & to achieve the same depth of colour that you get with pigment I had to use almost a 50 - 50 epoxy to nail polish & that upset the drying time of the epoxy so I discarded the idea . There was a bit of chatter earlier this year so maybe if you do a search there should be quite a few comments on the subject

Hope this helps

Regards Baz

Bundeena
NSW Australia

Garry,

Dry pigments like Pearl X are the only way to go in my opinion.

DR

Duane X2. IMO, you won't get good results with ANY paints. What you want to use are pigment. Pearl X is awesome but paint pigments or TAP pigments also work pretty good.

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Thanks for the replies, now i know not to use nail polish.

I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon and a shot of Tequila.

Hi Gents,
Need to have a crack at marbelling. What are the Mudhole pigments like??. Will have a good chat with Barry at the next SEARBS get together next month. Who supplies the pearl X pigment.

ESFNEM Col
Port Kembla, NSW
Australia

Col the TAP pigments are the best that I have found ,If you want we can have a play with them next SEArb getogether I have a couple of different types of pigments to try if you are interested

Regards Baz

Bundeena
NSW Australia

Hi Barry,
I'm interested and we can do something along those lines. Never done any but have been wanting to try it for a good while.

ESFNEM Col
Port Kembla, NSW
Australia

Where do you get the Pearl X and the TAP?? I have tried several things and have not been too happy with the results. Thanks for any info.

Pearl X = most any crafts store

DR

MY .02 ,been using pro-tec powder pigments for the last 3 yrs with excellent results,i don't even think of using anything else.i don't know about the pearl-x as this is my first of hearing that brand,is it easy to mix together to create new shades?this is one of the reasons i choose pro-tec,very easy to get just the right color to accent a build

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