Pigmenting filled resins


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the issue matthieu is he's adding filler powders which are which is turning the transparent gel white, then when you add black pigment, the white fillers are making the gel grey, not black
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Not sure if I understand your question the right way but when I buy a gelcoat it is transparant then I add 15% of coloured pigment (liquid) and I get a full cover coloured gelcoat/resin 

Matthieu Libeert
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Hey all,

Due to a lack of any available epoxy tooling gelcoats where I live, I have started making my own using laminating resin and a variety of fillers and additives. I like to add a black pigment, as the black makes it really easy to find low spots and polish to a great shine, however my issue is that most of the fillers I use are a white powder, so instead of a nice solid black gelcoat I end up with a sort of gunmetal grey. 

I have managed to get away with using that colour, but I would like to find out if it is possible for me to create my gelcoats with the solid black that I'm after. I don't want to add too much pigment obviously, and anything beyond 2% doesn't seem to do much regardless. So, how do proper tooling gelcoats like the Unimould system obtain such a nice black colour?
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