Colouring polyester resin.

[fortress]

I am thinking of making my own swirly coloured blanks but I don't know what type of pigments to use.
Using polyester resin I want solid colouring. Please could somebody point me in the right direction as to what and where?

 

[Jim]

You can use Mica Powder or acrylic paints John ..

 

[Buckeye]

Get the pigment pastes, if you get all the ones here you will be able to mix any colour you want.

Peter

 

[fortress]

Thanks for that Jim, Mica powder, do you mix the powder straight into the resin and stir it well in, then add other colours and make it swirl? And also, do you mix the colours and then add the hardener?

 

[fortress]

Thank you Peter, I will visit that site.

 

[Jim]

Add the colour and hardener at the same time John ..

 

[edlea]

It's all alchemy to me.

 

[Penpal]

So many ways a few rippers so far.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

I just use Mica Powder.

 

[Dalboy]

I started with THESE which are ideal for solid colours and you can mix any colour you want with just the five in the pack and I am adding different mediums but mica powder give a nice effect