What Does a Clear Epoxy Board Look Like?

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Everyone I’ve ever seen has some pigment in it. Never seen a clear one. BTW, if adding pigment does it go in the lam or hotcoat??

Thanks

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I have a clear one with an outline that looks really bad, but I had a question about pigmenting too, with epoxy, how do you mix extra for both sides and only set off some? Well nevermind I kinda just figured that out… But if you only do one part, then do you just guess your finished color after adding hardner?

And would a neon green be better to paint on or to tint/pigment? I had a board when I was little that was the coolest color ever, but I had to move and sell it, but is neon green yellow easier to spray on, or do with a tint/pigment?

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220,

All the modern surfboard epoxy that’s marketed as clear that I’ve seen, looks the same as clear polyesters.

All coloring should be done in the lam stage - it’s very difficult (although not impossible) to do it during hotcoating.

Best,

Herb Bean

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Everyone I've ever seen has some pigment in it. Never seen a clear one. BTW, if adding pigment does it go in the lam or hotcoat?? Thanks

Dunno about the pigment.

Clear epoxy with Resin Research epoxy over polyurethane looks just like clear polyester over polyurethane, only a little whiter. I rode an epoxy over polyurethane board once and didn’t notice. I also just checked the latest M10 boards (Geoff Rashe) and it would be REAL hard for any but really savvy people to tell they are epoxy.

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But if you only do one part, then do you just guess your finished color after adding hardner?

tint the resin to what you expect to be the appropriate color, and then split it into two equal parts. then, add hardener to one of the resin pots and mix thoroughly. if you feel you need to add more tint, go ahead and do it, but be certain to add the same amount of tint to the other batch of resin that you set aside for later. also, it’s a good idea to keep track of how much tint you’re adding for different quantities of resin and reference it to a pic of the finished product…it’ll make things a lot easier in the future.

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Ok, makes sense, kinda what I was thinking in the first place but just wasn’t sure.