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I've mixed regular Createx paint into epoxy and it worked. Not sure about food coloring as I've never tried it. There are a couple threads about mixing paint into epoxy. You might try a search.

All you'd have to do is mix a small amount into the epoxy and see what it does. No need to risk ruining a bait. Just apply it to a scrap piece of wood or plastic. 

Ben

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Don't waste a good bait, while painting a new scheme shoot a piece of pvc pipe while you paint and that way you can test new processes with a fair degree of representation of your original paint scheme - something tells me water based colorant is not the best choice I think dye/ink/alcohol based may be a better fit. Also if you shoot soft plastic the colorant may also be an option.

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I am trying to imagine the effect that you are looking for because I have never even thought of trying it. I use paints to shade, fade and what I call dusting (a soft layer of a color). The clears I use flats, matt, gloss and of course the wet look (glassy).

Your idea is interesting. When you get this effect down, please show a before and after in some pic.'s.

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I read about mixing paint into epoxy here at TU. Tried doing a search, but didn't come up with anything. Not sure about the effect the poster was going for, but decided to try it just for future purposes and it worked. 

The only time I actually used it for something was when replacing the handle inserts on a Gerber pocket knife. I used Lexan to shape the handles out of and wanted something other than just a clear handle so I mixed a couple drops of yellow Createx into the epoxy that was used to glue the handles to the knife. That's been a few years ago and the handles are still holding.

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1 hour ago, RayburnGuy said:

I read about mixing paint into epoxy here at TU. Tried doing a search, but didn't come up with anything. Not sure about the effect the poster was going for, but decided to try it just for future purposes and it worked. 

The only time I actually used it for something was when replacing the handle inserts on a Gerber pocket knife. I used Lexan to shape the handles out of and wanted something other than just a clear handle so I mixed a couple drops of yellow Createx into the epoxy that was used to glue the handles to the knife. That's been a few years ago and the handles are still holding.

Ben

Man, you know Texans are a tough bunch when even their baby food comes with a pocket knife!

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