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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Richard Fleming on August 19, 2023, 12:00:29 PM

Title: tinting clear dope
Post by: Richard Fleming on August 19, 2023, 12:00:29 PM

What is the best way to tint brodak  clear dope?

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: Larry Wong on August 19, 2023, 02:47:11 PM

What do you want to do to the clear dope?  Transparent or solid ?

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: Richard Fleming on August 19, 2023, 03:47:36 PM

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Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: Ty Marcucci on August 20, 2023, 10:32:39 AM

I tried India inks, don't, mine I think were water based. Can you  say MESS?

I have taken a few drops of red, in thinner and mixed that with clear and got a nice tint...Do experiment on something other than the model.. D>K

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: Richard Fleming on August 20, 2023, 02:26:29 PM

Thank you Mr. Ty, do you remember what brand you used?  Richard

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: Will Hinton on August 20, 2023, 04:33:44 PM

I use a lot of aniline dye for tinting in the guitar shop, and have tinted nitrocellulose lacquer and K2 clear as well.
They are readily available but pricey

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: Larry Wong on August 20, 2023, 08:11:52 PM

Quote from: Richard Fleming on August 19, 2023, 03:47:36 PM

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Richard I use Higgins ink make sure it's fade proof type, just mix ink in thinner then use thinner for clear dope .

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: doug coursey on August 21, 2023, 07:25:49 AM

You can buy candy and pearl powders on line  to tint clear dope...i bought some pearl violet powder and put in clear the sprayed it over a black base

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: Larry Wong on August 21, 2023, 08:54:18 AM

Quote from: doug coursey on August 21, 2023, 07:25:49 AM

You can buy candy and pearl powders on line  to tint clear dope...i bought some pearl violet powder and put in clear the sprayed it over a black base

yes In did the same thing Igor orange pearl, just use a white base on yellow's and red's

Title: Re: tinting clear dope
Post by: doug coursey on August 21, 2023, 10:27:26 AM

Quote from: Larry Wong on August 21, 2023, 08:54:18 AM

yes In did the same thing Igor orange pearl, just use a white base on yellow's and red's

In my case i wanted the darkest purple i could get so i used black