Colorkast Resin Colorant - Red Tint (Paste-Style)

Colorkast Red Tint is a premium, "paste-style" resin colorant engineered for professional surfboard glassing. Red can be one of the most difficult colors to maintain, but Colorkast’s high-quality paste formula is specifically designed to resist the "bleaching" and fading common with standard liquid dyes. This professional-grade colorant provides a vibrant, UV-stable red that stays bold and true for the life of the board.

This colorant offers total versatility: depending on the "color-load" added to your resin, you can achieve everything from a delicate transparent tint to a solid opaque pigment. As a Resin Tint, it creates a "colored glass" effect, allowing the natural beauty of the foam and the wood grain of the stringer to show through with incredible depth. Increasing the amount of paste transforms the mixture into an Opaque Pigment, providing a solid, high-impact color-block that is perfect for masking foam imperfections or creating classic "California Red" rail bands.

Colorkast paste-style colorants are highly concentrated and disperse quickly in both polyester and epoxy resins, ensuring a streak-free, uniform finish in the glassing bay.

Key Features:

• Paste-Style Formula: Superior pigment concentration compared to liquid dyes with maximum resistance to UV fading.
• Variable Transparency: Effortlessly transition from a light "cherry" tint to a deep, solid "fire engine" red pigment.
• Professional Consistency: Formulated for the surfboard industry to ensure a perfect resin cure and high-gloss finish.
• Vibrant & Fade-Resistant: Engineered to maintain its "pop" even in high-UV marine environments.
• Resin Compatible: Works seamlessly with all standard laminating and surfacing resins.

Pro Tip: Red is a very dominant pigment. When mixing, add the Red Tint paste in small increments using a clean stir stick. For the cleanest look, ensure your lamination is pulled perfectly flat, as any variation in resin thickness will cause the red to look darker in "pools" and lighter on high spots.