Usually when glueing cork rings together we try to have the glue lines appear the least visable in the finished grip. For cosmetic reasons, I would like to have the glue lines on a particular grip be very evident and dyed to compliement the colors in the wraps and the tone of the grip material. I would be interested to know what pigments or other coloring methods someone may have used that previously attempted this and if those materials had any effect on the strength of the bond. My thoughts are to use Rod Bond with a dab of TAP pigments or a dash of Testors added. Anyone have any experince with this?

Sam Stoner

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/09/2006 09:49PM by Danny Ross.

I want to do the same, I found a powdered pigment at goldenwitch.com that is mixed with titebond. I havnt used it yet. Not sure if the sponsers carry it, i looked before i bought, and didnt see anything. (I think Merrick might carry it(they carry everything...)

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information,which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance--that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
- Herbert Spencer

I do somethign similar with EVA, no sure it would work with Cork but you'd have to test it and see.

I've used Testors in the past with good results and lately I've been using India ink, also with good results. I haven't used it with cork rings but for ramps and filling in reel seat ends where I don't have grip material. It doesn't take very much to color it, and if there is any strength difference, I haven't noticed.

I've used Testors only with both Rod Bond and a 30 minute two part.,....In order to get a really sharp line in your cork, and angle cuts, be sure to seal your flat surfaces first.

Mike

NERB that types with a bar of Ivory soap in his mouth.

Ah! Nice tip Mike!

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

Not long ago a message someone posted a message here that caused me to look into coloring paste epoxy (kardol and rod bond).

I have all the TAP pigments listed on their website, and a wide variety of testor paint pigments.

I mixed up samples of both paste epoxy types and colored them with the TAP pigments. As you know paste epoxy is way to thick to allow bubbles to escape on their own. When I mixed in the pigments the color blended well into the epoxy but the LIGHTER colors appeared waxy and washed out when the lighter colors were mixed in. Contrast this with the same pigment mixed in with regular rod finish which attains a rather uniform deep color. The darker pigments also mixed in well and had a more satisfactory appearance. I did not see any evidence of a change in strength.

A current user flamed me via email a few weeks ago for suggesting to another user that he perform tests and expirement to refine his technique. I'll go ahead and do that again now by suggesting that you mix up the color pigment you want to use with the epoxy of your choice and glue a few cork rings together to see what the glue line looks like. I am certain that the adding pigment to the epoxy will not degrade its use for cork.

Lou