Ivory

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I have not done any casting yet but I'm ready to jump in as soon as my Alumilite gets here. Can anyone tell me how to mix and get an Ivory color? I would like to cast some blanks that look like Ivory. Thank you for any responses you make.
Ben
 
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New ivory or old ivory? (i.e. nice and white, or yellowed).

I haven't actually done either one.

White is just TiO2 (see recipe 45 and 46 in the color library .)

To get an "antique ivory" I'd guess maybe use a white base with some AztecGold (see recipe 10
and picture that just tinting recipe 45).

Hmm.. you're going w/ alumilite. Be careful if you use Aztec Gold since it's a liquid dye.
 
jason_r said:
New ivory or old ivory? (i.e. nice and white, or yellowed).

I haven't actually done either one.

White is just TiO2 (see recipe 45 and 46 in the color library .)

To get an "antique ivory" I'd guess maybe use a white base with some AztecGold (see recipe 10
and picture that just tinting recipe 45).

Hmm.. you're going w/ alumilite. Be careful if you use Aztec Gold since it's a liquid dye.
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The color library is set up for PR instead of Alumilite it seems, there is a difference. What type of Alumilite did you order? If you ordered the water clear you can possibly use the library, but if you ordered one of the others, you may have to alter the recipe and just do some experimenting with it. The white alumilite is very white, but if you mix in some yellow or gold you should get a bit closer to the colors you are looking for.
 
Good point Neil. I often forget about the different colors of Alumilite.

The color lib's not specific to PR, it just happens that so far I've
not done any Alumilite and haven't had Alumilite recipes contributed.

The color lib's not really intended to be stock recipes any more than
my grandmother's stuffing recipe was. They serve as starting points
and useful info on how the resin works and real pictures of what colors
the pigments create.
 
Thanks guys for the input. I ordered clear and white Alumilite. I am guessing I would like the new ivory look. Not refrigerator white, but maybe an off white. Is liquid dye not a good thing in Alumilite? Thanks again.
Ben
 
Urethane resins and water do not get along well. You can use a *little*,
but too much and it gets ugly. (As reported by others, I've not yet gotten to
using alumilite).

Check out the picture from JayDevin in
this thread.

Actually, the "yellow" in td's picture from that thread isn't too far from
what you're looking for. Maybe he kept the recipe.
 
I've made a number of UT colored blanks (Burnt Orange and Cream). I make the cream by making a "base" color kept separate in a tightly closed small container. 30 drops of white & ONE drop of yellow of Castin' Craft color pigments. I actually started with the one drop of yellow and kept counting and mixing drops of white until I got what I was looking for. I simply dip a toothpick into the base and use that to color small amounts of PR. If I'm making larger amounts I swirl the toothpick to get one or two drops. I've been using the same base for 3 months now. Used in this manner it should not be too much liquid for Alumilite.

Good Luck:)
 
If you want a good alternate ivory lok, try using regular old alumilite plain. It is pretty good. As for liquid dye, as long as you use something that is not water based you will be fine. Transtin dye works good but the best dye, of course, it Alumilite's dyes.
 
You come across a testor's paint pack on sale for a couple bucks, grab it. It works good in alumilite, only need a couple drops per blank to add a solid base color. My wife has hundreds of bottles of nail polish too, and it works good, but it is far more translucent than Testors paint. A lot of nail polish looks like alumilite does with pearlescent mixed in. I wonder if there is a relationship there as far as how nail polish companies color their products.
 
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