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Re: Raka
By:Bill Price
Date: 10/27/2001, 3:14 pm
In Response To: Re: Raka (Pete Rudie)

: How heavy did you load that batch, Bill?

It was very precise :-) After mixing up a small margerine tub of epoxy, I dipped a piece of wood strip into the dye and pulled a small glob out, probably about half a thimble full. The pigment is very thick and gooey, like molasses that's been in the freezer. It took a lot of action to mix it completely into the epoxy. To be honest, black is probably the easiest color to get opaque. Still, I was very impressed with how little was required. I really wouldn't recommend wetting out cloth with it because it is dark enough that you can't tell if there are bubbles under the glass. It would be better to use it for an initial saturation coat on the wood and then fill later. I'll probably try it on the insides of one of my Returns, if and when I get to that stage :-)

Bill

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy pigments
Dean Trexel -- 10/26/2001, 5:51 pm
Re: Epoxy pigments
David Marx -- 10/29/2001, 11:59 am
Re: Epoxy pigments
Severne -- 10/29/2001, 11:28 am
Re: Epoxy pigments
Pete Rudie -- 10/30/2001, 11:58 am
oops! :)
Dean Trexel -- 10/26/2001, 5:54 pm
Raka *Pic*
Bill Price -- 10/27/2001, 2:48 pm
Re: Raka
Pete Rudie -- 10/27/2001, 2:50 pm
Re: Raka
Bill Price -- 10/27/2001, 3:14 pm
Re: Raka
Larry C. -- 10/27/2001, 5:49 pm
Re: Raka
LeeG -- 10/27/2001, 5:49 pm
Re: Raka
Bill Price -- 10/28/2001, 9:14 pm
Re: pigment
LeeG -- 10/26/2001, 6:27 pm
Re: Opacity
Shawn Baker -- 10/27/2001, 10:54 am
Pigments
Pete Rudie -- 10/26/2001, 6:08 pm
Re: Pigments
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 6:51 pm