> System 3 sells powders to add to epoxy to color it. I think that you can
> get all the primary colors. You vary the amount of powder to get the color
> that you want. Then I guess you finish it with varnish or whatever UV
> protectant you like.

> I was wondering, though, what the colors end up looking like? We want to
> paint an Osprey bright, Fararri yellow (the System 3 Epoxy Catalog lists
> yellow as lead)... Will we need a white coat in order to get a bright
> yellow? It is better to use a paint and primer than putting on a layer of
> colored epoxy?

> Oh, well my answer asked more questions than it answered. :-)

> Good Luck,

> Tim. I'M ABOUT TO PAINT A WOOD KAYAK THAT I USED SYSTEMS THREE EPOXY TO BUILD(just sanding it now) I DID SOME TEST PANELS WITH SOME CLOVERDALE PAINT PRODUCTS TO SEE HOW, OR IF, THEY WOULD ADHERE. TRYED MARINE URETHANE RE-INFORCED ENAMEL, 2 PART CLOVA COAT POLY-URETHANE INDUSTRIAL PAINT, FIBRE GLASS GEL COAT AND A 2 PART EPOXY PAINT CALLED CLOVA-THANE. THE LAST WAS BEST , HAS A WET GLOSSY LOOK AND IS VERY ULTRA-VIOLET RAY RESISTANT. IT IS USED ON AIRCRAFT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. MIND YOU I DON'T HAVE IT ON THE BOAT YET SO DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK. IT CAN ALSO BE USED WITH AN EPOXY UNDERCOAT THAT WILL HIDE SOME OF THE IMPERFECTIONS IN THE SANDING JOB. WE'LL SEE, HUH? GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT. TOM