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Re: Cement Pigments
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 11/12/2002, 4:39 pm
In Response To: Re:Black Pigment (John K)

: Here's another suggestion which might work: cement colouring. It is a very
: fine powder, comes in a wide variety of colours, but I've never tried it
: with epoxy. It might be worth a try.

I've heard of adding cement powder itself to epoxy as a strengthening/thickening agent.

Is cement colorant a pozzolan, or not? (Pozzolan: a reactive agent that calcifies and adds strength in the mixture. Cement is a pozzolan. Gravel and sand are not pozzolans. Lime added to the cement acts as a pozzolan (part of the calcium reactions))

I think it would work great, but it would likely thicken the mixture--and wouldn't wet out glass well.

Cement powder with epoxy for colored skid plates would work great!!

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Coloring
Gary Oles -- 11/11/2002, 3:43 pm
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Scott Ferguson -- 11/13/2002, 3:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Brian Nystrom -- 11/14/2002, 1:44 pm
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Scott Ferguson -- 11/14/2002, 2:58 pm
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Luke -- 11/13/2002, 1:53 pm
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Brian Nystrom -- 11/14/2002, 1:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Jason -- 11/12/2002, 8:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Brian Nystrom -- 11/12/2002, 3:30 pm
Re: Anybody tried wood ashes?
Don Beale -- 11/12/2002, 10:50 am
Re: Anybody tried wood ashes?
Bill Burton -- 11/13/2002, 4:44 pm
Works well for small stuff
Pete Roszyk -- 11/12/2002, 11:51 am
Re: Black Pigment
Shawn Baker -- 11/12/2002, 10:16 am
Re:Black Pigment
John K -- 11/12/2002, 4:26 pm
Re: Cement Pigments
Shawn Baker -- 11/12/2002, 4:39 pm
Re: Cement Pigments--_OPERAB__-vrs5R+PEbesvSTDNNjK
John K--_OPERAB__-vrs5R+PEbesvSTDNNjKONh -- 11/12/2002, 5:58 pm
Re: Cement Pigments *LINK* *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 11/12/2002, 6:20 pm
Re: Cement Pigments O.T.
Chris -- 11/14/2002, 12:14 am
Toner as color in epoxy *LINK*
Rick Allnutt -- 11/12/2002, 9:21 am
Re: Epoxy: Coloring
Myrl Tanton -- 11/11/2002, 3:58 pm