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tinting Rod Bond
Posted by: Bill Cohen (---.dhcp.embarqhsd.net)
Date: July 30, 2015 08:02AM

Have a light colored acrylic reel seat want to tint the Rod Bond to coordinate with the colors of the acrylic seat.

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Re: tinting Rod Bond
Posted by: Chuck Mills (---.grenergy.com)
Date: July 30, 2015 08:07AM

I've done it a few times using Testors pigment (liquid poured off). I did some epoxy ramps that way. It doesn't take a lot of pigment so play with it first.

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That's sort of the whole point." - Thomas McGuane

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Re: tinting Rod Bond
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: July 30, 2015 12:24PM

Here is a good article on tinting resins:

[www.westsystem.com]

[www.systemthree.com]

[www.swaylocks.com]

[www.pcepoxy.com]

[www.youtube.com]

[www.glen-l.com]

[www.acpsales.com]

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Although I have never tried it, it might be interesting to try using powder paint to tint epoxy. I know that I have many different jars of different colors of powder paint that is used for adding colors to jigs and fishing lures. It is normally dipped onto a lure or jig, heated; and the color flows out on the jig. Although you would not be heating the epoxy, the powder itself could be a pretty good coloring agent for the epoxy. One would have to try some tests to see if it would work. Certainly no shortage for any possible color that one might want.

[www.luremaking.com]

But, the actual pigments - such as these - are likely a better choice:
[www.tapplastics.com]

Be safe

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Re: tinting Rod Bond
Posted by: Randolph Ruwe (---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net)
Date: July 30, 2015 10:12PM

I believe I would try a powder dye, and mix it with acetone, then when at the right consistency mix that with the rod bond, just make sure it doesn't make the rod bond too thin for what you want to do. Probably wont be a problem since rod bond is so thick to begin with.

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Re: tinting Rod Bond
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: July 30, 2015 10:16PM

Ground chalk can also be used.

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Re: tinting Rod Bond
Posted by: Fred Cory (---.cisco.com)
Date: July 31, 2015 02:35PM

If youhave a marine supply store near you, they typically carry small tubes of pigments - these are great, and IMHO require much less to be mixed in to your rod bond to achieve your color than powder paints

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