aloha! a friend/customer had me check out the ‘show us your resin swirls and…’, and he wants me to try a swirl for his board ive shaped. ive had no luck acquiring decent colors and bought a bunch of liquid universal dyes at the insistence of the sales guy only to search the archives here to find people warning us plebs off them. do i try auto paint suppliers for better-then-primary-colors as the foam and glass shop here is very small. cheers guys…
i tested the orange and its very vibrant and cured quite normally. whats wrong with them?
Barring you are in Antarctica, you should be able to find pigments somehwere, boat houses. boat repair shops. Call up bathtub/shower builders or order online.
so thats a no on the auto paint pigment (i just found a auto repair guy who will sell me some) and these liquidy dyes?
the nearest boat sheds are 100ks away through a city with stand still traffic during business hours and i usually only make that passage on the insistence of the wife…
im in the south of brazil so international freight/import tax would be a killer im guessing…
the guy at the blank shop says to get the family to air freight me some over…also, as i usually make boards for myself and the occasional friend i dont see the point in buying a heap…im not just a tight wallet i also dislike needless waste/consumption…
i cant find any actual neg.s with the dyes and no evidence of use of the auto pigment on here…surely someone can give a definitive answer/share their experience? i was going to try my luck but im not keen on making a board i spent a day shaping turn into a monstrosity… which may be the case anyway. the guy whose board it is will be helping with the glassing and will take any blame, but still…
I see you have posted in another thread regarding this but...
If you are desparately after a particular shade of orange board, or have no luck with pigments etc. might I suggest building the board as standard and then spray the finished item with 2pack car spray (yes the nasty stuff) - either as base coat with lacquer, or just as a solid colour. Both are very hardwearing. However any serious damage means a respray/blow in.
I dont mean use aerosols - I mean proper paint, applied with a spray gun/compressor setup.
I have had good result on old boards, and boards with mega repairs.
Light sanding - say 400 grit all over and careful masking/prep work is the key, along with careful polishing.
I am no pro boardbuilder so most may laugh at my methods, but Ive been painting cars and bikes for long enough to know how to spray things!
cheers slicks, but im after stuff for swirly resin work. a mate wants, and is happy, with me attempting my first on his newy… yes ive told him he is brave,… or stupid. after going through the ‘show us swirly stuff’ thread i may just get hooked! dont know why ive never noticed boards like them before!?
as for your methods, im sure you dont need me to say it but do what feels right. i sure do! best way to learn is by trying… also asking questions when not sure wont hurt… isnt it annoying running into people who either know better then you or just follow the pack who seem to enjoy criticising/knocking you and not helping?
the other post went this way (about colour) but started off about different ways to make a stronger board…which i started another thread on… good fun this communication thing we do! i think i may need more practice…