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Old 10th Jun 2021, 9:56 pm   #1
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Default Method for colouring and texturing epoxy resin

I found by experiment that I could tint normally clear epoxy resin very easily using laser toner powder (laser printer).

I needed to achieve a dark anthracite colour to fill in a chipped surface.
I am aware that black epoxy is available but did not have any nor did I want to purchase a tube especially for this very small job.

I used black toner powder, added while mixing the clear adhesive and hardener together. While setting I noticed that the result was going to end up too glossy compared to the base material so while it was still tacky I dusted the surface with more toner giving a matt look. The results were surprisingly good.

I have not tried with magenta, blue or yellow toner or any blending of these.

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When I was a student, in the lab at STC where I did work experience, every bench had a small tool box which included a pack of Araldite and a small jar of Titanium Oxide powder that they used to mix with the Araldite where a white finish was required. I have coloured Araldite brown to fix some earthenware plant pots by grinding a piece of broken pot in my wife's kitchen pestle and mortar to a very fine powder.
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I wonder how to achieve a brown bakelite colour and whether filing/grinding bakelite to mix with it would achieve that? I guess this has been done effectively.
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I wonder how to achieve a brown bakelite colour and whether filing/grinding bakelite to mix with it would achieve that? I guess this has been done effectively.
I think you might need to be careful where you get the old Bakelite from, as some used asbestos fibres as the filler and if ground up they may present a health hazard.
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Today I was repairing a garden water feature clay pot. I used Araldite rapid. I coloured it with a couple of drops of Bolgers spirit based wood dye. It mixed easily and the mixture cured as normal. I was quite pleased with the result, more for thoughts on future use. Colin
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Today I was repairing a garden water feature clay pot. I used Araldite rapid. I coloured it with a couple of drops of Bolgers spirit based wood dye. It mixed easily and the mixture cured as normal. I was quite pleased with the result, more for thoughts on future use. Colin
It might be the case that a solvent colourant additive could have a more uncertain effect on the adhesive strength than a finely powdered solid. I bet that somewhere in the Arts and Craft world there is just the right stuff.

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Where I live you can dig up clay that is a good match for plant pot repairs once dries and mixed with epoxy.
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I found cheap watercolour paints crushed up work well and the range of colours are easier to get close.
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I've seen methods of colouring PVC using wax dyes which would seem to suggest they would mix well with epoxy. Since these dyes are all available in a full pantone range (many suppliers will make a mix to your requirement) the options seem endless.

Getting hold of a CMYKW selection (cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white) should allow anyone to mix 'any colour' on spec.

You can also get 'glitter' in gold/silver - almost powder-like - to make a metallic finish.
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