Epoxy Colors?
- Thread starter Jesse
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Lee Harker
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Yes but,I think you still need to top coat it for UV protection.
Eric Dellamater
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called "Pigments" and they come in several colors, but most of them are primary or bright colors. BUT, if you remember your color theory from school you will remember that mixing the primaries will give you every color.
But as Lee points out, they WILL NOT protect the epoxy from UV so you still need to surface coat the epoxy with somethign UV resistent...thus, usually drab paint.
But as Lee points out, they WILL NOT protect the epoxy from UV so you still need to surface coat the epoxy with somethign UV resistent...thus, usually drab paint.
Ed Askew
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Raka sells pigments for epoxy. I use them on the last couple of coats, as it allows you to see whether or not you've missed a spot. The epoxy is still transparent, and it's not a substitute for paint. Check it out, this is what it looked like on the Peregrine.
Jesse
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Ed,
The Pegerine is an absolutely beautiful boat! I saw it for the first time on this forum a couple years ago and was inspired by its profile on the water. I'm very impressed by all of the engineering you went through to get this fine result. This lead to my desiging a boat of similar profile to meet my needs; a cartopper, wide, nearly flat bottomed and stable, with the side decks sloping to near the waterline like the Peregrine. Still unbuilt, but sitting on top of scaled drawings, I can't wait to get started lofting her up! I need to find a place for all the junk stored in my small shop to make room for the build...hopefully this summer. The construction pictures of the Peregrine will be a HUGE help to me in the process of bringing the boat to life. This will be my fourth boat build, and probably my last as the grey on top is edging towards white. All have been duck boats which have served me well. This will be my first stitch and glue job. Looks like fun! Thanks
The Pegerine is an absolutely beautiful boat! I saw it for the first time on this forum a couple years ago and was inspired by its profile on the water. I'm very impressed by all of the engineering you went through to get this fine result. This lead to my desiging a boat of similar profile to meet my needs; a cartopper, wide, nearly flat bottomed and stable, with the side decks sloping to near the waterline like the Peregrine. Still unbuilt, but sitting on top of scaled drawings, I can't wait to get started lofting her up! I need to find a place for all the junk stored in my small shop to make room for the build...hopefully this summer. The construction pictures of the Peregrine will be a HUGE help to me in the process of bringing the boat to life. This will be my fourth boat build, and probably my last as the grey on top is edging towards white. All have been duck boats which have served me well. This will be my first stitch and glue job. Looks like fun! Thanks
Ed Askew
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Thank you, Jesse. Make sure and post some pics of your build, we'll all be interested in following your project. I might be designing and building another boat late this summer (seems like I'm always building boats in 100 + degree heat!) if I can find the time: a pirouge/kayak hybrid. Stitch n glue. I hunted out of blinds this season on our new lease and find the regular pirouges way too tippy.
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