Sydney Siders, resin tint?

General Discussion
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Hey,

 

I am in Sydney Australia, and I was just wondering where you fellow Sydney siders get your resin tints from. I know Dion's and Surf Blanks has them, but they only seem to have the basic colours. I keep seeing candy greens and ice blues. I was just wondering if there was another place or technique that has a wider range of colours?

 

Any help would be awsome.

 

Thanks Jeremy.

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Sounds like youre around Brooky, theres FGI ( Fibreglass International) in Clearview Place behind Warringah Mall or I get them from eBay too.

 Dont forget to think about the colour wheel and mix colours to get what you want. Most but not all colours can be made from a few basic ones and white.

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Ok, thank you. I had'nt thought about mixing colours, that is a good idea. Does adding white lighten the colour up to make it more of a pastal colour?

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Tints arent too expensive to play with, try mixing them drop by drop with a wooden satay stick to geta feel for colour mixing. Read up on the 'colour wheel' so you have a clue where youre heading. As you mix look for the variety of shades in the swirls. Know that when added to resin the tint concentration is lowered so the colour will be paler. Measure volume amounts of tint to resin if youre keen. I had a girlfriend who was a hairdresser and she taught me what she knew about colour.

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Thanks again, ok I will have a play around and go from there. Thanks for sharing your information.

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hi wba 19 !

 

  I have even , at a pinch , when tints have been out of stock here [ I'm in perth , west oz] , mixed a very  small amount of the tube acrylic paint you get at newsagents or art supplies stores . I have used very small amounts , with lots of resin , for a transparent effect [tint].  I only use it in fin panels , though . ...

 

   

  please feel free to post any photos of your tint work , I'm always interested in seeing others creativity here at swaylocks !!

 

   cheers and good luck with it !

 

  ben

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Thanks, I have only done two tints,

This was the first one.

[IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/wbacrf/t1.jpg[/IMG]

 

and the second, using the same colour, but only a very small amount. This one is my favourite.

[IMG]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/wbacrf/t2.jpg[/IMG]

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Like the different shades of blue on the 1st one, both look great !

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yeah good stuff ,

 

  thanks for posting !

 

 and .... hopefully .....if you're near the brooky area [?] , you and Brett ['surffoils'] might get to surf together  sometimes ?

 

  cheers !

 

  ben

 

p.s. -

 

I went to check out your blog [as I DO !  I LOVE photos!  but , unfortunately , THIS came up ??

 

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Ooops sorry. I deleted it a while ago and forgot to remove my signature. I think you should be able to see some photos here

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150324319583241.346238.562093240&type=1&l=59c35e6194 nothing special just some film photos. Yeah that would be cool, I am in Narrabeen.
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They sell some different colours at whitworths boat supply (in mona vale/ brookvale). Midget Farrelley’s surfblanks sells the other basic and is the cheapest so check that out too.