Resin Tint a Blank

General Discussion
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Hi,

Just a quick one.

Is there any issue on mixing some resin with a tint and then painted the blank before laminating? 

I assume weight is going to be added to the board, but apart from that isn’t this a more secure way to colour a board i.e preventing a horrible looking burn through into the laminate. 

Do people do this? I have seen a shaper on the gold coast through their facebook page with a board coloured and a reference to a tint. Obviously no secrets given from the shaper. 

I know most people would spray on acrylic paint instead. 

Thanks again.

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search “foam stain”

3

No problem with it at all.

4

Sweet thanks guys. Wondering what it was called.

5

i’ve never done a tinted foam stain… only pigment. it goes on alot more translucent than you’d think. do a test piece… makesure you blank is scratch/blemish free

6

One of my friends does a lot of foam stains in conjunction with his opaques.  He’ll do an acid spash in the lam on the bottom and then do a foam stain on the deck as an insert and glass over that in clear with a freelap.  The effect is similar to acid spash on both sides without the overlap on the rails.  You can’t even tell unless you’re looking for it.  

 

I think resin colors are richer that airbrushes, especially in the laminations where they get that extra depth and texture.  I like the idea of resin-resin adhesion as opposed to paint-resin.      

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Check out these video’s on youtube:

 

Building Weeksy's Wocket

 

Part 4a is where they do the resin tint on the foam. The next vid’s in the series shows how to finish it.

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Thanks guys, just seems easier to me to do a foam stain than doing it during the lamination. I am a learner, I don’t intend to do anymore than 10 boards a year, so I reckon this is a better way to go if I want colour. 

Thanks for the info too. 

Celticskunk - I did check this out but some videos are missing for me. I’ll dig deeper.