Give color to epoxy resins !

We will now discuss epoxy resin colorant categories. Both technical and fascinating, epoxy resin is appreciated for its hardness and transparency. Epoxy resins are versatile and go from liquid to solid state. They adapt to many technical or artistic uses. You can use an epoxy resin dye in the mass, for example transparent dyes, and play with its fabulous creative potential.

We are going to explain to you how to play with this perfectly colorless, translucent product and tint it with concentrates for resins : in the hardened state, it can be confused, depending on its thickness, with a plate or a block of plastic (plexiglass , polycarbonate) or glass. Except that the process is within reach of really everyone and does not require any equipment !

Which epoxy resin dye to choose ?

There are different ways to modify the visual appearance and color of the product in liquid or hardened state. We are going to review and explain, in a precise and simple way, the different "ingredients" or natural or synthetic additives, concentrates for resins, which can be added to the mixture to give "Candy" effects, opaque, iridescent, or even bright !

There are various types of epoxy resin dye : transparent dyes can be incorporated, including phosphorescent pigments, pearlescent or tints. We will see below the differences and the effects produced, and if it is possible to combine these effects.
Warning! If you want to tint the epoxy resin, it is very important to add the epoxy resin colorant before the hardener: indeed the weighing of the colors must be done slowly, and never after adding the catalyst, which will create a rapid heating due to the thickness of the mixture in the bucket.

Give color to your epoxy resin with a dye

You can also give color to your epoxy resin with a colorant which is an opaque pigment paste or a transparent ink dispersion. Always concentrated, these compatible colorants and tints must be mixed with the resin, respecting a dosage ratio.

Coloring an epoxy resin with pearls

The technique has become quite well known with many impressive videos circulating the web. Coloring an epoxy resin with pearls consists of very easily adding synthetic pearl pigments (1 to 2 grams per liter) to give a light and sparkling tint to the resin. Read our article to learn about the different types of pearls, dosage and safety rules.

Coloring an epoxy resin with a phosphorescent pigment

If you want to tint a very special effect and color an epoxy resin with a phosphorescent powder, know that it is very easy, provided you know which pigments to incorporate so that they remain in suspension. Discover with our tips how to get a colored effect day and night.

How to make a matte epoxy resin ?

This is a question that often comes up from our users : how to make a matt epoxy resin ? You will see that it is not possible to use additives, but you can use special hardeners and also apply matt varnishes as a finish.

How to dose phosphorescent pigment with epoxy resin ?

We explain how to dose a phosphorescent powder with the epoxy resin : Which type of phosphorescent pigment to choose ? What proportion to incorporate in the resin ? Should we dose according to the volume of resin used or according to the surface on which the resin will be applied ? When should the phosphorescent pigment be incorporated into the resin ? Before or after hardener ? And many more answers...

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