Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.
I have some natural colour Ronseal resin filler left over from a job that I
want to stain dark brown and use for something else. Any Ideas.

Kevin

Zen83237 wrote:

Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.
I have some natural colour Ronseal resin filler left over from a job that I
want to stain dark brown and use for something else. Any Ideas.

Umm well a Ronseal two part filler is unlikely to be epoxy. It will most
likely be a polyester resin. Loads of colours available, simply look for
gelcoat colours. Most chandlers sell kits of a pack of tubes of colours
for matching repairs.

On 27 Feb, 20:23, "Zen83237" wrote:
Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.

Epoxy or polyester resins are both happy if you colour them with a
small quantity of artist's acrylics, as purchased cheaply from any
craft shop.

Plenty of other suitable dyes too.

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
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Zen83237 wrote:

Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.
I have some natural colour Ronseal resin filler left over from a job that
I
want to stain dark brown and use for something else. Any Ideas.

Umm well a Ronseal two part filler is unlikely to be epoxy. It will most
likely be a polyester resin. Loads of colours available, simply look for
gelcoat colours. Most chandlers sell kits of a pack of tubes of colours
for matching repairs.

OK I assumed that it was epoxy because it was 2 part. It doesn't actually
say what it is, just 2 part resin based.

Kevin

Andy Dingley wrote:
On 27 Feb, 20:23, "Zen83237" wrote:
Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.

Epoxy or polyester resins are both happy if you colour them with a
small quantity of artist's acrylics, as purchased cheaply from any
craft shop.

Plenty of other suitable dyes too.

Cement powder dyes would probably be ok and are easy to find. They're
just raw oxide pigments so there won't be any chemical compatability
problems. With water soluble dyes there almost certainly will be.

Zen83237 wrote:
Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.
I have some natural colour Ronseal resin filler left over from a job that I
want to stain dark brown and use for something else. Any Ideas.

Kevin


Actually MOST powder paints work pretty well.IIR carbon black inhibits
setting tho.

Some specialist sites sell special pigments..used in gel coats for galss
fiber work.

On 28 Feb, 09:49, Stuart Noble
wrote:

Cement powder dyes would probably be ok and are easy to find.

Not a vast range of colours though. Purple isn't cheap!

Cement stains are pigments, rather than dyes, so there can be problems
in getting a good mix if you put them directly into epoxy. Easiest way
is to wet them with a spot of acetone first, then mix that wet into
the epoxy.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Zen83237 wrote:
Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.
I have some natural colour Ronseal resin filler left over from a job that
I want to stain dark brown and use for something else. Any Ideas.

Kevin
Actually MOST powder paints work pretty well.IIR carbon black inhibits
setting tho.

Some specialist sites sell special pigments..used in gel coats for galss
fiber work.

Yea I have seen those but they are in large tins but the acylic paint or
pwder paint looks a good bet.

Kevin

Zen83237 wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
Zen83237 wrote:
Is there any dye that I can mix in a two part resin wood filler.
I have some natural colour Ronseal resin filler left over from a job that
I want to stain dark brown and use for something else. Any Ideas.

Kevin
Actually MOST powder paints work pretty well.IIR carbon black inhibits
setting tho.

Some specialist sites sell special pigments..used in gel coats for galss
fiber work.

Yea I have seen those but they are in large tins but the acylic paint or
pwder paint looks a good bet.

Kevin



Stick to dry colours. Once a pigment is dispersed in a particular
medium, like acrylic, it doesn't take kindly to being mixed into another.