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Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/14/2011, 8:02 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ? (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Hello sir,

: I have used graphite in epoxy as a bottom coat, but never tried to
: glass over it. However, you can get black lines by simply mixing
: printer toner like what comes out of a laser printer or copier.
: ONLY A SMALL AMMOUNT. It doesn't take much, and too much weakens
: the bond.

: I have also used paint pigments as well as epoxy-specific pigments.
: Again only a tiny bit. I literally dip a toothpick in the
: pigment, then dip in the epoxy and mix it (with microballoons
: for the filler as normal) and then if I need it darker dip it
: again. It takes very little.

: I have started saving my old printer toner cartridges. I have some
: magenta, cyan, and yellow from a color printer that I am going
: to one day use as pigments in the glass on a surfboard or kayak
: and get a tye dye effect... or maybe an ugly mess... who knows?
: :)

: Since you appear to be going black with this kayak, I suggest doing
: a bottom coat with graphite mixed in the epoxy. They sell it
: usually in boating stores in the epoxy section. It makes it much
: more abrasion resistant.

: ... and post pics when done!

: -Malcolm

Adding a little Colloidal Silica to the epoxy graphite mix makes the coating much harder and more damage resistant.

Billl H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Hugo Varotto -- 4/14/2011, 8:45 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/14/2011, 5:47 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/14/2011, 8:02 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/14/2011, 10:43 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Hugo Varotto -- 4/14/2011, 11:51 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2011, 6:26 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ? *PIC*
Hugo Varotto -- 4/18/2011, 2:08 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2011, 6:23 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/15/2011, 10:48 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2011, 5:58 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Robert N Pruden -- 4/18/2011, 9:11 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/19/2011, 1:49 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Donovan -- 4/15/2011, 10:20 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2011, 5:51 am