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Howard

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coloured resin
« on: October 10, 2012, 05:50:09 pm »
Hi, Gents, can anyone inform me how I colour resin IE as red, green, and yellow I have waterclear cast resin and wanted to colour it for nav, and mast lights. Wonderd if I could add food dye or tamiya clear acrylic paint that you would normaly brush on the outside or is there resin colouring you can buy or should I just make them all clear and add a coloured led.
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Re: coloured resin
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2012, 07:30:58 pm »
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Howard

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Re: coloured resin
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2012, 08:40:51 pm »
Thank you so much for that Andy.
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Re: coloured resin
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2012, 09:10:33 pm »
No worries 8)

Careful with it, it goes everywhere....
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Re: coloured resin
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2012, 09:01:58 am »
Quote from: Unrecognisable Andy on October 10, 2012, 09:10:33 pm
No worries 8)

Careful with it, it goes everywhere....

It'll stain your skin for about a week and your clothes forever.  A very small amount goes a very long way so make sure you keep it on the newspaper.
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Re: coloured resin
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2012, 09:15:32 am »
Make them clear and add the requisite colour LED.
A lot less hassle and a lot less mess  8) 8) 8)

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Re: coloured resin
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2012, 10:37:22 pm »
I used ordinary Humbrol paint so both your proposed colourants should work. Anyway, can't hurt to try it on a cap full of resin  before you spend out again.
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Re: coloured resin
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2012, 11:22:55 pm »
Hello gents, yes I brought some and yes it stained my fingers very green but i,ve learnt a lot and yes a little go,s a very long way but thanks for all your help and replys.
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