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Set of 6 Translucent Tinting Pigments
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This set of 6 primary colour tints can be used to add a translucent (see through) colour to most clear casting resins including epoxy, polyurethane and polyester. Add just a few drops to create a subtle tint or add more to create a stronger 'stained glass' effect.
Set of 6x 25ml bottles. Contains: Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Orange.
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A set of 6 high quality translucent tinting pigments intended for creating subtle tints or translucent colouring of water-clear casting resins including polyester, polyurethane and epoxy casting resins.
The set comprises of 6 vivid colours ideal for tinting or pigmenting jewellery, sculptures and design prototypes with anywhere between a faint hint of colour to a very strong, yet still translucent colour.
Only a tiny drop of these specially developed pigments is needed to add translucent colour effects to resin castings and so each 25ml bottle is sufficient to tint large quantities of resin. In fact, a subtle tinting effect can be achieved with less than 0.0004% (1 droplet in a 35g casting) and so each bottle is capable of tinting 40kgs+ of resin!
This pack of 6 popular colours includes:
- 25ml Red
- 25ml Green
- 25ml Blue
- 25ml Purple
- 25ml Yellow
- 25ml Orange
Resin Compatibility
These translucent pigments are compatible with:
- Polyurethane casting resins (such as our Waterclear Polyurethane Casting Resin)
- Waterclear polyester casting resins (such as our Waterclear Polyester Casting Resin)
- Epoxy resins (such as our Epoxy Coating Resin and Epoxy Laminating Resin)
They have been tested with products from our own range but should also work well with resins from other manufacturers however you should always conduct your own tests as to their compatibility with other resin systems.
How to Use
As stated above, when 'tinting' clear resins the key is to use only a tiny amount of these translucent pigments. 1 droplet is enough to pigment around 20-40g of resin, depending on how strong you want the colour tint to be.
Remember that thicker castings will require a lower percentage of pigment because the tint will appear stronger the thicker the section is. Conversely, thinner castings will require a higher percentage of pigment in order to appear to be the same colour as thicker castings.
Tinting Mix Ratio Table
Since most electronic scales are incapable of the accuracy required to measure pigment ratios of around 0.005% we would suggest using the table on the specification tab as a guide, but in all cases experimenting yourself adding a tiny amount of pigment at a time until you achieve the desired level of tint:
Dispersing the Pigment
The pigments disperse very quickly into epoxy resin and polyurethane resin. When using the pigments to tint larger quantities of polyester resin it is recommended to make a resin 'dispersion' by mixing the pigment into a small amount of the resin first and then mixing the small pigmented batch of resin into the larger batch to aid distribution of the pigment throughout the resin.
When pigmenting more reactive materials such as fast curing polyurethanes you will find it helpful to mix the pigment into one side of the resin (either part A or part B) thoroughly before mixing the two parts together and starting the reaction. This allows as much time as is needed to thoroughly disperse the pigment before starting the reaction. If you do choose to pigment just one side of the resin first it's helpful to remember that the addition of the second half of the resin will 'dilute' the tint when you add it.
A set of 6 high quality translucent tinting pigments intended for creating subtle tints or translucent colouring of water-clear casting resins including polyester, polyurethane and epoxy casting resins.
The set comprises of 6 vivid colours ideal for tinting or pigmenting jewellery, sculptures and design prototypes with anywhere between a faint hint of colour to a very strong, yet still translucent colour.
Only a tiny drop of these specially developed pigments is needed to add translucent colour effects to resin castings and so each 25ml bottle is sufficient to tint large quantities of resin. In fact, a subtle tinting effect can be achieved with less than 0.0004% (1 droplet in a 35g casting) and so each bottle is capable of tinting 40kgs+ of resin!
This pack of 6 popular colours includes:
- 25ml Red
- 25ml Green
- 25ml Blue
- 25ml Purple
- 25ml Yellow
- 25ml Orange
Resin Compatibility
These translucent pigments are compatible with:
- Polyurethane casting resins (such as our Waterclear Polyurethane Casting Resin)
- Waterclear polyester casting resins (such as our Waterclear Polyester Casting Resin)
- Epoxy resins (such as our Epoxy Coating Resin and Epoxy Laminating Resin)
They have been tested with products from our own range but should also work well with resins from other manufacturers however you should always conduct your own tests as to their compatibility with other resin systems.
How to Use
As stated above, when 'tinting' clear resins the key is to use only a tiny amount of these translucent pigments. 1 droplet is enough to pigment around 20-40g of resin, depending on how strong you want the colour tint to be.
Remember that thicker castings will require a lower percentage of pigment because the tint will appear stronger the thicker the section is. Conversely, thinner castings will require a higher percentage of pigment in order to appear to be the same colour as thicker castings.
Tinting Mix Ratio Table
Since most electronic scales are incapable of the accuracy required to measure pigment ratios of around 0.005% we would suggest using the table on the specification tab as a guide, but in all cases experimenting yourself adding a tiny amount of pigment at a time until you achieve the desired level of tint:
Dispersing the Pigment
The pigments disperse very quickly into epoxy resin and polyurethane resin. When using the pigments to tint larger quantities of polyester resin it is recommended to make a resin 'dispersion' by mixing the pigment into a small amount of the resin first and then mixing the small pigmented batch of resin into the larger batch to aid distribution of the pigment throughout the resin.
When pigmenting more reactive materials such as fast curing polyurethanes you will find it helpful to mix the pigment into one side of the resin (either part A or part B) thoroughly before mixing the two parts together and starting the reaction. This allows as much time as is needed to thoroughly disperse the pigment before starting the reaction. If you do choose to pigment just one side of the resin first it's helpful to remember that the addition of the second half of the resin will 'dilute' the tint when you add it.
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No, they have NOT been tested on animals and contain NO animal ingredients or animal derived ingredients.
Our tinting pigments have a good level of UV resistance. In the several years we have used and tested them we have not seen any measurable degradation due to UV exposure. However, like all inks and pigments, eventually over many years we would expect a small and gradual degradation as no inks are 100% UV stable.
Drop into our trade counter to see some samples which are still looking very vibrant a few years on!
Although our Translucent Tinting Pigments are classed as non-toxic, they do not carry any specific food safety approval.
These pigments have NOT been tested on animals and contain NO animal ingredients or animal derived ingredients.
Yes, absolutely. All of our range of Translucent Tinting Pigments can be used with our GlassCast range of resins.
No, these Tinting Pigments are NOT suitable for use with Cyanoacrylate based adhesives. This is because the pigments are oil based and oil can cause curing and strength issues when mixed into Cyanoacrylates.
Yes, absolutely. These translucent tinting pigments are ideal for use with the GlassCast range of clear casting epoxies. The pigments are very much designed to be translucent and thus you would see any objects embedded within the resin however, the more pigment you add, the deeper the tint and eventually with enough pigment you could make the resin opaque.
The quantity of resin used in the pigment dispersions is very small and as such when the pigment is mixed into another resin, the additional amount of resin from the pigment is very small and in practical terms insignificant. As such you do not normally need to account for it within the mixing ratio calculations.
No, unfortunately you cannot use a pigment from one resin type with another resin type. You must use the correct pigment for the resin type you are using - eg a PU resin needs a PU pigment, a polyester resin needs a Polyester pigment and an epoxy resin needs an epoxy pigment.
This is because the pigment dispersions are a blend of pigment powders AND a small amount of base resin. Mixing the wrong pigment with a resin system may inhibit the resin cure and damage the end product
Yes, you can use the pigments in a resin infusion process, however if you are not using a gelcoat you will still get the colour from the fibre showing where it contacts the surface, with glass fabric the effect is diminished as the fibre is clear, but with densely coloured fibre like carbon it may affect the pigment.
If you need a very solid colour for epoxy infusion I would advise using Polyester Pigment in the GC50 Epoxy Compatible Gelcoat.
When using a pigment paste, it is best practice to mix the paste into the resin part of the mixture. We recommend doing this before adding the catalyst/hardener as it means you have as much time as you need to get a good even colour mixture without having to worry about reduced pot life.
The pigments used in this pigment dispersion will be excellent in terms of light fastness and weathering characteristics. If you are not already aware, pigments are graded for these properties on a blue wool scale, with 7-8 being the best. We tend to only source such grades for our dispersions with such high quality. However, the base resin system you are using these pigments with may be vulnerable to UV yellowing itself.
Yes, these pigments can be used to great effect with our GlassCast Clear Epoxy Surface Resin to give a variety of effects.
They may be compatible with UV cure 3D printing resin, although these type of resins already do include a pigment (to stop the UV light 'bleeding' too much and so - at the very least - the tints would need to overcome the background colour of the UV cure resin. They would also have some effect on light transmission through the resin and so I think the only way to know for sure would be to do some testing.
As for using them in their own right, no, they won't ever cure on their own, they must be included within the resin. One option if you want a pigment that could potentially be used on its own would be Pinata alcohol inks. We don't link them on Easy Composites but we do have them listed on our Glasscast website. These could be an option for pigmenting UV cure acrylic resins.
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