Dying Epoxy

[George Yetka]

I have had no issue with transtint. But totalboat Pigment dispersion works great too
https://www.totalboat.com/products/p...43151638560992

[Dwayne Watt]

In a small town, your two best options are either paint tint or rit dye powder.

[Brice Rogers]

I'd suggest taking a black ink pen and nipping the end off and carefully blowing out the black ink. I suspect that the old-fashioned ink cartridge would work better than a gel pen ink.

[Don Frank]

I also like black powder pigments. Mortar dye is super concentrated and comes in a variety of colors however it's difficult to find small quantities. Industrial arts supply in Minnesota has sample packs that have an assortment of 8 colors for $9.95. A little goes a long way. They call them powder pigments #80PP. Their catalog has a lot of interesting items. 952-920-7393

[richard shelby]

Tempera powder - comes in many colors. About 1%-2% by wt.

[Brian Brown]

Wow! I never thought there were so may ways to color epoxy. Thank you all for your responses. One question, do any of these weaken the bond of epoxy?

[Dwayne Watt]

Most epoxy instructions will indicate the maximum amount of colorant or additive that should be added to that particular mix. The amount of dye or mica powders that are typically used are trivial quantities relative to the maximums allowed.

Wow! I never thought there were so may ways to color epoxy. Thank you all for your responses. One question, do any of these weaken the bond of epoxy?

[Mike Henderson]

I prefer dry powder. Graphite powder makes a lovely black.

https://www.wisebond.com/products/gr...28588347064425

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For black,I use graphite, also.

Mike

[Don Frank]

Good someone finally found a use for instant coffee because you certainly can't drink the stuff. Another really good powdered colorant is mortar dye. Comes in a bunch of colors and looks like powdered tempura but is super concentrated. A little goes a long way.