Bedding with 2 part epoxy glue/coloring bedding

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bisley

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I recently bought second hand Macmillan benchrest stock,I got it for a bargain price but it's bright ugly yellow.
My plan is to build a .22 benchrest trainer,by dropping in my CZ 452 barred action.
So far so good after hours of head scratching and dremeling,I've managed to get the rifle to fit the stock.
The pillars are fitted to the stock,and I bolted the barreled action in to test function (trigger works and I can remove he bolt).

The only down side to this build is that there is quite void on the tang area,I know bedding will fill this.
But I think dark gray will really stand out on a yellow stock.
Just wondering if you could bed with 2 part slow cure epoxy glue and colorant ?.
I've seen resin pigment dyes for sale,and wondered if you just add a drop of paint ?.
And honest this yellow stocks growing on me.

Any advice appreciated.

Ade
 
Personally I would'nt want to add paint to epoxy but I have no idea if it would work.
Its easy enough to test though. Mix some up and glue a few things together. Save a few clumps and see how hard it gets.

Would'nt it be easier to dab a little yellow paint on the exsposed area after its cured grey?
Or repaint the entire stock to something you need not learn to love?

Wanna get crazy (and expensive) with spray bombs? Check out Alsa Corp and their "Killer Can" section. Real nice paint with Bling.
http://www.alsacorp.com/
 
I really don't know what do with this stock,it's yellow fiber glass that been painted yellow.
The paint works in great condition,I thought coloring the tang bedding would be easy option:confused:
And I can't wait to shoot it.
 
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Bisley I do know.
I have used hundreds of gallons of epoxy with and without colorants over the last 10 years.
A company called system 3 makes epoxy colorants.
It is mixed into I believe the resign but it could be the hardener. You will have to read for sure.
You can either order it directly from them or you can also get it from Woodcraft stores.
Probably other places too.
They do make a bright yellow tinting compound.
If you try to add paint to epoxy you will compromise the integrity serverly.
There are probably others out there that could be used. You might try google.
Or if you are using a particular brand contact the company directly and see if they have a tint available.
 
Vern
I sure hope someone was paying you to use hundreds of gallons of epoxy:D You build boats by chance?
I used System 3 on a woodworking project 12 years ago (Red and White coloring). No doubt about it, terrific stuff.
Even brush finished the project with their epoxy clear coat. Tuff as nails and smooth as a babies......
Probably the only guy in the world with a four foot laminated Masons level thats an American flag waving in the breeze.
And no paint.
Pricey stuff though. If I knew how much epoxy/money I would use glueing those 200 strips of dyed veneer together that project would have been canceled.

I still think a touch of paint on cured bedding might be the best option here. Or fill and redo the entire stock correctly. JMO.
 
I bought a couple of tubes of colorant and the local auto paint superstore (Space Age). It works great. I didn't get yellow though. You would have to use a clear or very white epoxy to color it yellow.
 
Get some WHITE Marine tex. Go to your local hardware store and in the paint dept look for tubes of tint for paint. Usually the are about $3. Mix the Marine tex per instructions, then add a small dab of the yellow tint. Use a very small amount of the tint taken from the tube with a tooth pick. Mix and check the color. If you need more, again with the toothpick, add a little more until you get the color right then apply your bedding to the stock. Dont forget your release agent on the metal.
 
Word of warning....
If you dont use one that is made by the same people your epoxy is you need to do a test first. Mix some up spread it about as thin as you expect your barrel channel to be. Do this with the original and the tinted and make sure they are bot the same with NO external residue.
If the tint one is not the same or has an external residue you will probably have a failure when you put the gun in place.
 
Jo19. I was getting paid and paid well.
I was a custom furniture maker.
At that particular time I was working mostly with mesquite.
I used lots and lots of epoxy almost daily.
 
With Marinetex I believe you mix the color in before adding the catlyst. At least thats what I have been doing according to the instructions that come with Marinetex. I get the color tubes from the Boat store. O.W.L.
 
You can call McMillan and get color pigment from them that will match their colors. You can even get a patch kit with epoxy, catalyst, filler and pigment if you want. Since it's painted yellow, it might be a little hard to match the yellow color exactly. Not sure whether they can ship it out of the country or not, but you can always ask.
 
You aren't building an airplane or high performance structure in which lives are at stake if the bond line fails.

Get some clear epoxy from a model hobby store, 5 to 30 minute cure, whichever suits you, and yellow oil paint in a tube from an art supply store. Add color to the epoxy with a toothpick, very little is required for good saturation of the color. If you're nervous, make a test run with some scrap to check the cure. 30 minute epoxy will provide plenty of time to adjust the color and bond the joint.
 
Thanks for all the great advice guys.
I've been pondering this problem all week,and know the Easter holiday is over I can get some supplies.
I've noticed that at the place that I work at as epoxy paint on the floors,and guest what ?.
The walk ways are paint with a similar offensive yellow as my gun stock.
I'm going ask the boss if can buy a tea spoon of the UN-catalyzed yellow paint(probably give it to me).
Then I'm going to play around with different bedding compounds and epoxy glues,and see what happens.
If fails I'm going to the paint shop and buying some pigment powders.

Adrian
 
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