[Carl]

So I’ve started making resin pieces, mostly jewelry although I have been creating spheres for future use. I’ve run into a problem with all my purple and red pieces looking great in regular indoor lighting, but under a flashlight or out in the sun, they turn brown in colour. I have been using liquid dyes but have not had any problems with the other colours. I’ve tried a different dye and I’ve tried a different resin brand and it still ends up like that. Does anyone know the cause of this?

[Katherine Swift]

Are you using colors made for the resin you are using? i.e. same manufacturer?

[Carl]

No the dyes are separate dyes not by the resin manufacturer. The current brand of resin that I use only have fluorescent pigments which isn’t really suited for my needs. I was curious as I had 2 different brands of resin do the same thing with red infused colours

[Katherine Swift]

Hi Carl,

Resins and colorants can be interact a little strangely together if they aren’t made by the same manufacturer. I talk about it a little bit in this video: https://youtu.be/J7Vp7yUHGDE

Has the manufacturer given you any advice? They should best be able to tell you what colors their product.

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