Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...


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Cal Mac wrote:
Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...

If you go to any paint outlet, or maybe even B&Q, you can get paint dyes,
ochre, blue and red, amongst others....I have used them hundreds of times in
masonry paint, emulsion, undercoat and gloss, but beware, they are very
strong - half a teaspoon full of red for example will turn 10l of white into
a pale red, not pink as you might expect...add one drop at a time.

"Cal Mac" wrote in message
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Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint

Go to a proper shop, they will make/get you any colour you want, at a price
of course.

In message , Phil L
writes
Cal Mac wrote:
Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...

If you go to any paint outlet, or maybe even B&Q, you can get paint dyes,
ochre, blue and red, amongst others....I have used them hundreds of times in
masonry paint, emulsion, undercoat and gloss, but beware, they are very
strong - half a teaspoon full of red for example will turn 10l of white into
a pale red, not pink as you might expect...add one drop at a time.


And make sure you have enough left for any future use - you might have
problems reproducing the exact tone

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geoff

Cal Mac wrote:

Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...

Red is iron oxide, as long as you like it muted red.
For colours like broken white and browns one can use a small amount of
clay. With strong bright colours you're looking at synthetic pigments
and will need to buy those.


NT

Cal Mac wrote:
Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...


Go somewhere that has a proper paint mixing machine and pick whatever
color you want.

My BM has a machine for mixing Sandtex..and the range of shades is
enormous, and it costs nothing extra.

wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:

Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...

Red is iron oxide, as long as you like it muted red.
For colours like broken white and browns one can use a small amount of
clay. With strong bright colours you're looking at synthetic pigments
and will need to buy those.


Oh fer chrissakes..you can get any shade from breathless banana to faded
soot using modern stable synthetic pigments mixed to your choice at the
point of sale by the correct machine.

AND the things are repeatable. I had two batches and could not tell them
apart.

The secret is to NOT buy at a DIY shed. Just buiy from a builders
merchant of quality.


NT

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:

Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...

Red is iron oxide, as long as you like it muted red.
For colours like broken white and browns one can use a small amount of
clay. With strong bright colours you're looking at synthetic pigments
and will need to buy those.

Oh fer chrissakes..you can get any shade from breathless banana to faded
soot using modern stable synthetic pigments mixed to your choice at the
point of sale by the correct machine.

The OP didnt want to waste money on a new batch of overpriced paint.
Why would one buy again if you've already got what you need?


NT

wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:

Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...

Red is iron oxide, as long as you like it muted red.
For colours like broken white and browns one can use a small amount of
clay. With strong bright colours you're looking at synthetic pigments
and will need to buy those.

Oh fer chrissakes..you can get any shade from breathless banana to faded
soot using modern stable synthetic pigments mixed to your choice at the
point of sale by the correct machine.

The OP didnt want to waste money on a new batch of overpriced paint.
Why would one buy again if you've already got what you need?


NT


You used to be able to buy "universal tints" in a tube. Basically earth
colours predispersed in a paste. Uniform dispersion is the difficult bit
if you use the raw pigments.

Stuart Noble wrote:
wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:

Red is iron oxide, as long as you like it muted red.
For colours like broken white and browns one can use a small amount of
clay. With strong bright colours you're looking at synthetic pigments
and will need to buy those.

You used to be able to buy "universal tints" in a tube. Basically earth
colours predispersed in a paste. Uniform dispersion is the difficult bit
if you use the raw pigments.

Hand held kitchen blender. Would cost to use one on oil paints though.


NT

Cal Mac wrote:
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?

Sandtex definitely do a range of coloured masonry paint, stocked at my
local B&Q last time I looked.

David

wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:

Hi
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?
Thanks...

Red is iron oxide, as long as you like it muted red.
For colours like broken white and browns one can use a small amount of
clay. With strong bright colours you're looking at synthetic pigments
and will need to buy those.

Oh fer chrissakes..you can get any shade from breathless banana to faded
soot using modern stable synthetic pigments mixed to your choice at the
point of sale by the correct machine.

The OP didnt want to waste money on a new batch of overpriced paint.
Why would one buy again if you've already got what you need?



Because you obviously HAVEN'T got what you need?


NT

wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:
wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:

Red is iron oxide, as long as you like it muted red.
For colours like broken white and browns one can use a small amount of
clay. With strong bright colours you're looking at synthetic pigments
and will need to buy those.

You used to be able to buy "universal tints" in a tube. Basically earth
colours predispersed in a paste. Uniform dispersion is the difficult bit
if you use the raw pigments.

Hand held kitchen blender. Would cost to use one on oil paints though.

More expensive to buy than a new tin of paint.


NT

Lobster wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?

Sandtex definitely do a range of coloured masonry paint, stocked at my
local B&Q last time I looked.


Indeed. And a mixing machine to dispense them.

David

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Lobster wrote:
Cal Mac wrote:
Are there any additives you can put in White masonary paint to change
the colour to yellow or red or blue...Wickes and B&Q dont seem to sell
coloured paint so i was wondering if you can add anything to white?

Sandtex definitely do a range of coloured masonry paint, stocked at my
local B&Q last time I looked.


Indeed. And a mixing machine to dispense them.

??
I was talking about the pre-mixed stuff
http://www.sandtex.co.uk/pdfs/MasonryPaintColour.pdf

David