# Precision Tinting Epoxy

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/precision-tinting-epoxy/53699>\
**Category:** Projects\
**Created:** [April 4, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/precision-tinting-epoxy/53699 "2018-04-04T20:18:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![planecrazy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@planecrazy](https://community.inventables.com/u/planecrazy)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/precision-tinting-epoxy/53699/1 "2018-04-04T20:18:11Z")

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So I’ve been thinking of taking a logo and making the typical cutting board out of it. I’ve done this before and tinted the epoxy black, and that looked great, but this is a color job for an existing logo, and I’d like to get a fairly accurate color representation.

Here’s my thought, and I’m curious if others have tried this, or even have thoughts on its viability:

Do you think I could just stop off at my local paint store, match the colors, buy a small container of cheap paint, and tell them they can keep the paint, I just want the colorant that they’re adding? (Then of course, take home the colorant and tint the epoxy with it). From what I can tell, you can mix acrylic (latex) paints up to 2% by weight, but why add the rest of the paint if I don’t need to? (Or maybe I want those paint solids since the colors are based off white, or grey, or whatever the base paint color is?).

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**Author:** ![PhillipLunsford](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/philliplunsford/32/33614_2.png) [@PhillipLunsford](https://community.inventables.com/u/PhillipLunsford)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/precision-tinting-epoxy/53699/2 "2018-04-04T20:30:57Z")

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They are based on the base that must be used. You can even use tempera paint. Look at this video I did. Here is the link

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**Author:** ![Traxxtar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/traxxtar/32/67235_2.png) [@Traxxtar](https://community.inventables.com/u/Traxxtar)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/precision-tinting-epoxy/53699/3 "2018-04-04T20:31:30Z")

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Food coloring is MUCH cheaper. I just use drops of food coloring in my epoxy colorations. Works great!

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**Author:** ![planecrazy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@planecrazy](https://community.inventables.com/u/planecrazy)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/precision-tinting-epoxy/53699/4 "2018-04-04T21:09:18Z")

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Thanks (both of you). Phillip, your video is actually what inspired me to think about paint stores for matching pigments. Its a great video, thanks for making it. In fact, I’m considering your double-epoxy technique on this (originally I was going to try to keep slivers of wood in between the epoxy colors as a barrier, but your “Paw Paw” looks great!

Food coloring was definitely a thought since its a cutting board. My wife has this for making cookies, and I bet I can get the color close enough with it: [https://www.wilton.com/color-right-food-coloring/601-6200.html](https://www.wilton.com/color-right-food-coloring/601-6200.html)

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**Author:** ![PhillipLunsford](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/philliplunsford/32/33614_2.png) [@PhillipLunsford](https://community.inventables.com/u/PhillipLunsford)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/precision-tinting-epoxy/53699/5 "2018-04-04T21:55:49Z")

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Food coloring will work.