killemall8 Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 what should i use to tint clear epoxy to make it black? i have a quart of hardener and resin that i use for everthing, and i want to know what to use to make it black. thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I haven't tried actual powder dye with it, but I've had great luck sanding Wenge or Ebony into the epoxy to darken it. If you sand with a higher grit sandpaper (220-320) it will yield a finer dust and will mix much better overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Stew Mac has 'furniture powder' that is a powdered dye that can be used to turn epoxy black. I have used it, works great. Look for 'inlay filler color' on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPA or death Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I've used the Stewmac furniture powder in epoxy to fill around inlays in rosewood. Worked good, just practice on scrap to make sure you've got enough in there to match your fretboard. I haven't used their black version for ebony, though it's bound to work just as well as the rosewood version. I did have some water soluble dye powder from Stewmac from years ago which I recently used to fill around inlays on my ebony fretboard and headstock overlay. It worked well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Not sure if you guys can get hold of them on your side of the pond but i've been doing some testing with gamesworkshop citadel inks mixed into 2 part boat epoxy for use on a black ceruse finsh/grain filling on some ash Those inks are used by model makers for detailing/darkening and sofar the black i've used mixed well with the epoxy and stay black once it dried so might be worth testing if you can find them or something similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 When I did inlays on an ebony finger board, I used ebony dust to tint my epoxy. I was messing around grain filling and I made up some epoxy with a couple of drops of red Color tone dye(liquid) from StewMac. It made the coolest blood red mix. You could probably use a black dye the same way. I would avoid using the the powdered dyes though. I had some powdered dyes from LMII and they didn't mix well with epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I wonder if India ink would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Go to your local artist supply store and look for Lamp Black Tints All. Will cost you maybe a buck fiddy, you only need a tiny bit, you need to be concious of the fact that you don't want a product that will interfere with the hardener and catalyst reacting properly with each other. I would not use dyes for this, there are several other choices that will work available at your local artist supply store besides Tints All. This is 2-part epoxy with colorant added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Go to your local artist supply store and look for Lamp Black Tints All. Will cost you maybe a buck fiddy, you only need a tiny bit, you need to be concious of the fact that you don't want a product that will interfere with the hardener and catalyst reacting properly with each other. I would not use dyes for this, there are several other choices that will work available at your local artist supply store besides Tints All. This is 2-part epoxy with colorant added. that looks great drak! that sounds like a great idea to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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