How To Color Epoxy - Start-to-Finish Dirty Pour Tutorial

In this video, you'll learn how to do a colored dirty pour using resin art supplies such as Upstart Epoxy's tabletop epoxy & mica powders! Create beautiful epoxy resin art with Upstart Epoxy's table top epoxy resins.

Materials Used

All items listed below are shown or mentioned in the video:

Upstart Epoxy Table Top Epoxy Resin (resin and hardener)
Mixing paddles (included)
Spreader (included)
Brush (included, for seal coats)
Printed instructions from the kit
Measuring containers
Stir sticks
Disposable gloves
Spray paint (white, used for base coat)
Pigments (multiple colors with shimmer)
Denatured alcohol
Mister spray bottle
Torch
Sandpaper (used after cure for underside cleanup)

Opening the Kit and Setup

When you open the Super Gloss Coating kit, you’ll find both parts of the epoxy along with mixing tools, a spreader, a brush, and instructions. Read the instructions before starting and set up your workspace so everything is within reach.

Mixing the Epoxy

Super Gloss Coating is mixed 1:1 by volume. It can also be mixed by weight at 100 parts resin to 83 parts hardener.

Two batches are mixed:

One batch for the base flood coat
One batch to divide into smaller cups for color

As you mix, the epoxy goes from clear, to cloudy, and back to clear. Once the cloudiness disappears and the sides and bottom have been scraped clean, the epoxy is fully mixed. Look through the resin to confirm there’s no remaining cloudiness before moving on.

Creating the Base Flood Coat

White spray paint is added to the first batch and mixed until the epoxy becomes opaque. This batch is poured onto the surface as the base coat and allowed to level on its own while the colored resin is prepared.

Mixing the Colored Resin

The second batch is divided into several smaller cups. Pigments are added to each cup and mixed thoroughly until evenly distributed. Multiple colors are used, including lighter and darker tones, with some shimmer to them.

Pouring and Moving the Resin

With the base coat still workable, the colored resin is poured onto the surface to fill gaps and voids. Some resin is set aside for later if needed.

Gloved hands and stir sticks are used to move the resin, break surface tension, and push it to the edges. Gloves are changed as needed to keep tools clean.

Alcohol, Heat, and Cure

Denatured alcohol is applied using a mister bottle. The alcohol reacts with the resin. After that, a small amount of heat is applied to further move the resin.

The project is left to cure overnight. Once cured, the surface is level and shows clear color separation, with some of the white base coat still visible.

Cleanup and Finish

As with flood coat projects, epoxy that runs over the edges and underneath the piece needs to be cleaned up. This is done by flipping the piece over, sanding the underside edges, and finishing as desired.

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