SPONSORS
2024 ICRBE EXPO |
candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Thomas Kaufmann
(---.direcway.com)
Date: September 29, 2015 04:17PM
I am sure that this may have been covered previously but I haven't been able to come up with an answer, so I will ask.
I am looking to add some candy color effects to my epoxy. I.E. clear red, purple, blue or green over the threads to create almost a hotrod paint look to the epoxy. I would love to come up with a way to do candy apple red or even a base of purple with a clear red epoxy over it. What do I need to add to my epoxy to be able to accomplish being able to tint it while remaining clear? Thanks guys, Tom Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: September 29, 2015 04:18PM
Silve mylar on the bottom. Add guide, wrap with scarlet red thread, regular nylon. Do not use CP. Coat with epoxy. This will pretty much give you what you're after.
................... Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Bryan Yates
(---.townes.net)
Date: September 29, 2015 06:53PM
Thomas -
I've done what I think you are describing. The candy colors I've used will yield a pearlescent sparkle along with the tint, much like a pearl coat on a car. I get most of my candy colors from Riley Rods (sponsor on the left). I've also had good luck from some of the powder pigments found at hobby lobby in the liquid acrylic section of the store. I'd recommend some test wraps to get a feel for how much pigment to use, as it's a bit different in the mixing cup vs. applied. I always add resin to the cup first, add pigment and gently mix by hand to break up the powder, then add hardner and place in the mixer. Good luck. Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Thomas Kaufmann
(---.direcway.com)
Date: September 29, 2015 09:10PM
Gentlemen,
thank you very much. I have some spare time tomorrow and will give it a shot. once again thanks, Tom Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Jared Taylor
(---.cityofanderson.com)
Date: September 30, 2015 08:09AM
Tom, I have had pretty good luck with using a black thread on the guide wraps and adding automotive pearl pigment to the epoxy (on matte black blanks anyway.) But as Bryan said, you have to experiment with the amount of pigment added to the epoxy. For me, using about 6ml (total mix) of flexcoat lite build, I use the flat side of a toothpick, cover about the last 1/8" with a heaping scoop twice and that seems to give me about the right color of sparkle. See the pic in the photo section to see if this might be the look you're going for.
[www.rodbuilding.org] Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Chuck Blocker
(---.dia.static.qwest.net)
Date: September 30, 2015 01:13PM
Tom,
Where can one get the silver Mylar? Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: September 30, 2015 01:21PM
Most hobby or craft stores have it. There was a thread about it just a page or so back, you can probably dig there and get several good sources for it.
.............. Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
(---.tmodns.net)
Date: September 30, 2015 04:58PM
Sulky Holoshimmer, just about any fabric store. Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
(---.tmodns.net)
Date: September 30, 2015 04:58PM
Sulky Holoshimmer, just about any fabric store. Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
(---.tmodns.net)
Date: September 30, 2015 04:58PM
Sulky Holoshimmer, just about any fabric store. Re: candy color effects to epoxy
Posted by:
Randy Kruger
(---.cbpu.com)
Date: October 06, 2015 04:57PM
The good folks at Component Systems In Wausau Wi. sent me a couple of samples of the powder that they use to color their paints, I mixed it into my epoxy, with really nice results. The only colors that they sent me were chartreuse, and blaze orange, but the color that they added to the epoxy is remarkable...tinted the epoxy without making it cloudy. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
|