Mixing mica powder into colored (not clear) epoxy?

[bchalker]

Has anyone mixed a mica powder into a colored epoxy? Tan specifically, but colored in general. Looking to bump the base coat tan into more of a gold color and want to know if there have been any issues you've run into.

I can't find images of examples doing this - only with clear epoxy.

 

[Armorpoxy]

If you want gold, the maybe just use gold metallic powder in clear? You can blend that perhaps with tan on the floor to make 'gold veins'?

 

[bchalker]

If you want gold, the maybe just use gold metallic powder in clear? You can blend that perhaps with tan on the floor to make 'gold veins'?

I've got 100% solids tan delivered, unfortunately. Doing a urethane clear, so not able to mix with a clear. The veins would be a cool look, though

If mixing a gold mica powder with a tan epoxy, it "seems" like it would work well. Those are famous last words.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Have to mix your mica into clearcoat.
Pigmented epoxy will just absorb and hide it.

 

[ducksface]

So,
I have Battleship gray.
If I mix a metallic, I'm understanding that it will disappear.
Entirely, or mostly?

Can I use the clear coat as a vehicle for the metallic and apply this vehicle on top of/along with the wet gray, as an integral part of the color coat, swirl and call it good? Is a bit of the depth but not the dramatic possible?

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Mostly, entirely. The additive only works well in Epoxy, thick clear epoxy.




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[ducksface]

Thanks.
I was afraid of that.
I guess it's gray for me.