crabcreekind
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Me and my friend are going to start casting some of own own blanks. But i was wondering what do people use for color, and what paint do you use for the inside of the tubes and on the tubes?
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Brooks803
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For colors: www.coastalscents.com look under mica powders
Paints: testers model car paints
Make sure to allow the paint to fully cure before using them. Good luck!
Paints: testers model car paints
Make sure to allow the paint to fully cure before using them. Good luck!
Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
IT may cost a little more than Coastal Sents, but you can get a starter package of Pearlex powders at Michaels. I paint my tubes and inside the blanks with regular spray paint from Wally World. I let the paint dry overnight before I glue the tubes in with thick CA.
Seer
Member
Hobby Lobby sells the Pearl Ex powders I use and with the coupon it is a great deal.
jason_r
Member
Dyes and pigments that have used include:
Perl-Ex
Coastal Scents micas
Art-Stuf pigments and dyes <- Lots of recipes for these in the resin color library
Testors Model paints
Powder coating paint (powder)
Alumilite dyes
Which one is best? That depends on what look you're going for and the material you're using. Sparkly? Flat? Opaque? High Chatoyance?
Perl-Ex
Coastal Scents micas
Art-Stuf pigments and dyes <- Lots of recipes for these in the resin color library
Testors Model paints
Powder coating paint (powder)
Alumilite dyes
Which one is best? That depends on what look you're going for and the material you're using. Sparkly? Flat? Opaque? High Chatoyance?