epoxy coloring

[gordon stelter]

I put some dry aniline dye powder into Loctite epoxy
wood repair paste this summer, that I used to replace
a  pretty big chiunk of rim molding on a  grand. After
it cured hard ( a couple of days ) I sanded it into
shape, then alternated spraying Deft over it, staining
with a stain pen, more Deft ( I Defted the whole
piano--major touch-up- but-not-full refinishing job. 
     No one would know it had been repaired unless I
showed them where.
     Thump


--- Jon Ralinovsky <ralinoj@muohio.edu> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
> If you search for 'add color' on the West System
> website 
> (www.westsystem.com), there's a nice comparison of
> adhesion for 
> different coloring substances. Oil based stains were
> not tested, but 
> why not use aniline dyes? I would think that you
> would have to try 
> out various combinations of colors (to determine the
> color after the 
> epoxy has set up) before actually doing the repair,
> much the way that 
> wood finishers create samples of their finishes to
> compare before 
> finishing a piece.
> 
> Respectfully,
> Jon
> 
> 
> >Soundboard crack repair question:
> >Can oil based stains be used to color the epoxy?
> >
> >In trying to get the best color match to mix into
> the
> >epoxy and have the color blend with the soundboard
> I
> >am wondering if I can use oil based stains.  I have
> >used other coloring materials like pigment colors
> and
> >oil colors but I always have to mix this color and
> >that color  - never really satisfied with the
> result.
> >I'm using WEST system.
> >
> >Your input is appreciated!
> >
> >Bob Hull
> >
> >
> >
> >
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