Getting ready

[ngeb528]

to start casting some PR.

We bought a can of CC from Michaels to try 1st.

Here's my question. Other than the standard dyes that you purchase from michaels or artstuff etc., what other kinds of things can you use to dye PR.

Can you use acrylic paint, food coloring, rit dye? Anything like that? Funds are still a bit low.

Our 1st homemade silicone mold is curing so I'd like some info before LOML becomes a mad scientist.

Also, what should you never, ever use?

Any and all info & advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[el_d]

Hi Nancy, I have used analine dyes from woodcraft and also small amounts of spraypaint, food coloring. My wife has done a few with Nail polish she has LOTS of colors. Too much pigment can cause the PR to SLOWLY harden if at all.
Havent come across "what should never, ever be used" unless its Alumilite.
Alumilte doesnt like Moisture.

 

[cnirenberg]

Nancy,
I needed to make something for my daughters class, and used Testors model paint as the color for the Castin Craft. I'm just gonna say that it still smells in my garage, and its been a week now.

 

[Glass Scratcher]

Nancy,

I am going to say this plain and I don't mean any disrespect. If you have money to burn, you can try any of the I heard about's... or someone said this worked... or oooh! this is a pretty color (paint from the paint dept.).

Or you can get what is known to work cause it is made for the particular product. Then learn to mix the colors to get what you want.

The CC dyes work.

PIGment colorants from Surfsource work. I prefer the PIGments as they are close by and I have an account with them.
http://surfsource.net/Manufacturing/Resin Accessories/resinandaccessories.htm

The 40 colors of Pearl-Ex powders work. I prefer mostly the Pearl-Ex for powders.

Coastal Scents carries mineral powdered pigments work. The samples I have gotten are nice but I can't say spectacular (there are lot of samples to go through). However they have about 3 times as many colors as Pearl-Ex.
http://www.coastalscents.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=35
http://www.coastalscents.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=34

Mixol dyes work. They are binderless. A little goes a long way.

Best place to start for color, is learning the Colorcube.
http://www.colorcube.com/articles/articles.htm

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[cnirenberg]

Nancy,

I am going to say this plain and I don't mean any disrespect. If you have money to burn, you can try any of the I heard about's... or someone said this worked... or oooh! this is a pretty color (paint from the paint dept.).

Or you can get what is known to work cause it is made for the particular product. Then learn to mix the colors to get what you want.

I agree. It was more of a 'it's Sunday and I need this for a project due on Tuesday morning" type of thing-no luxury of time. Michael's carries the dyes and also pearl ex. Use a 50% coupon for the stuff since the resin is about $20 and the pearl ex runs about $27. Luckily there is a forum such as this where others, experts to beginners, have posted questions and answers to this and other matters. Good thing I had model paint laying around from the last project.