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Old 05-19-2007, 01:46 AM
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Can you mix dope with 5, 10 or 30 minute epoxy? Will it still harden?

For example to get a light grey color epoxy tint it with a little black and white butyrate dope?

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Old 05-19-2007, 03:09 AM
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G'day Tom,
Give it a try & see how it goes, you will soon find out if it won't harden.
Old 05-19-2007, 10:27 AM
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If you do a search, you can find sources of epoxy tints. West Systems has white and grey tints. Woodcraft has black and brown tints. I'm sure other colors could be found as well.

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Go to your local fiberglass repair shop, they will more than likely have tints. My local one carries red, black, white, brown, blue, green, and a couple others. I've used the red, and it is fantastic. It doesn't take much to get a solid color.
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I've used TESTOR's plastic paint w/ epoxy without any problems
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Default RE: Can you mix epoxy & dope?

thanks for the input I'll give it a try.

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If we see a big mushroom cloud to the north we'll assume it didn't work

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