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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Casting Blanks => Topic started by: FloridaQuacker Game Calls on June 17, 2013, 09:20:52 PM

Title: Polyester casting in RED!
Post by: FloridaQuacker Game Calls on June 17, 2013, 09:20:52 PM

Man..what is the deal?

Tried 2 times and it comes out hardly colored at all!

I did apply too much pearlessence on the first go...but the second try used only a pin head or two.

Color looks great during pouring????

Using the liquid "polyester resin dye" Hobby lobby has.

Green is fine  :stickman1:

Title: Re: Polyester casting in RED!
Post by: Brian at DDT Game Calls on June 18, 2013, 10:44:51 AM

CLear? I have noticed that when pouring alumilite white and putting dye in it the blank looks good and dark but when turned down it is about half as dark

Title: Re: Polyester casting in RED!
Post by: Chris @ Palmetto Pens & Calls on January 03, 2014, 07:26:13 AM

Just my opinion but that liquid dye is not that good.  I usually get colored pigments from my resin supplier.  I also use oil based paint not water base but oil.  The key behind using oil is start with only a couple of drops of resin in you cup stir paint till it is smooth and then apply small amounts of resin at a time till you get the resin to the level you want.