Addding pain to apoxy

[Rick lester]

Is there a mix ratio or something you can use as a guide?
Thanks
Rick

 

[Huntindave McCann]

Rick,

Are you talking about adding paint (with a "t") to apoxie? as in Apoxie Sculpt? If so, are you aware that it is available in twelve standard colors?

 

[Rick lester]

Sorry for the bad spelling first.
Yes
I added it to a finish coat. I was wondering if there was a right was and a wrong way to do it.
thanks
Rick

 

[Dave Diefenderfer]

Rick, to color epoxy, you can either use tinted resin, or you can add powered pigment (Tempera paint, grade school)

http://www.westsystem.com/ss/adding-pigments-to-epoxy/

 

[Dave Diefenderfer]

Keep in mind, you still need to protect the epoxy from UV, so it will need paint or varnish anyway.

 

[Huntindave McCann]

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I added it to a finish coat.

Rick,

Are you talking about Apoxie or epoxy? Two completely different things. When you say "finish coat" it leads me to think you are referring to epoxy. If you are talking epoxy then you have your answer above about the finish coat needing to be painted for UV protection.

What type of paint did you mix into the epoxy? Oil based? Latex based? epoxy based? just curious


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[Rick lester]

Dave thanks. I was still going to paint the boat enyway because of the UVs. Thanks for the tip on the powder.
Rick

 

[Terry Desilets]

You really shouldn't add anything to epoxy except for additives manufactured especially for epoxy, such as fumed silica, microballoons, microfibers, talcum powder, etc. Why do you want to add paint to it if you have to paint over it anyway?

 

[tod osier]

Rick, to color epoxy, you can either use tinted resin, or you can add powered pigment (Tempera paint, grade school)

http://www.westsystem.com/...g-pigments-to-epoxy/

As Dave said there are powdered pigment that you can add. When I built my snowgoose my thought was that I'd add some to the topcoat so when I chipped the paint, it wouldn't show as much. I ordered powdered pigment from RAKA, but I couldn't get a blend that was even close to a natural color (colors were day-glo almost) . So I dropped the plan. If there was an OD pigment, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[Eric Dellamater]

http://www.uscomposites.com/pigments.html

I have used the grey color in the past. Helps me know one layer from another. It adds SOME UV protection, but not enough. Very easy to use. I would just use a plastic spoon and put in a teaspoon give or take into the mix, depending on batch size.