AUTO PAINT PIGMENTS FOR RESIN???

yes or no? why?

im going to chat to the sales guy now but will check back here for last minute info in an hour or two…if you know something i dont please let me know…

please no suggestions for using normal surfboard pigments! hahahahah just an answer to the question above would be great!

or why i shouldnt use ‘universal’ liquidly dyes…

scratch that…the shop wont sell less then 300ml. i was told they did…they dont…guess ill grab the few colours i can from the surf supply joint and see what magic mixes i can conjore…very disapointing…

but the dye question still stands! whats your experiance with universal tints or whatever they are… the orange i tested was a beautiful colour! seemed to gel and cure as normal…

i may even punt with that stuff. ol matey whos board it is will get his wish after all.

ie; ‘go for it’ he said(test the dyes on his)…ill be saying ‘i told you so’ till the cows come home trying to clean off the guilt ill feel for selling him a shity board.

guess an opaque over the top may save him…or me…bah. *pulling hair out… hahahahah

best way to learn hey…

Hey,

In Australia our auto paints are still petroleum based - many’s the time I’ve chucked in a thimble of colour from my art pots for a lam. You won’t get a strong pigment, only a tint. I would’nt put tons in, and it will affect your gel-time and I assume, the strength.

I have been known to pigment a q-cell mix for ding fixing with ordinary house paint - that works too, but again, not too much!

JD

yeah, years ago i threw in paint from the spray room where i was working at the time…no idea what i was doing just had an idea… seemed fine for what i expected to happen… remembering that makes me think the experts are being finicky…
will see how i go trying to recreate the swirly magic ive seen here…