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SHIMR Metallic Resin Pigment - Arctic Pearl 20g

High quality pearly-white coloured metallic-effect mica powder pigments for use with Clear Epoxy Casting resins such as our GlassCast® clear epoxy casting and coating resins. Adding just a few grams of this potent pigment powder to your resin will create eye-catching shimmering colour effects which move and react in the light.

This Arctic Pearl SHIMR powder is available in 3g, 20g and 100g packs to suit projects of all sizes.


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Arctic Pearl SHIMR powder can be added to epoxy resin to add a shimmering, glittering colour to decorative resin floors, countertops, bartops, jewellery, castings for wood-turning or pen-blanks, river tables and more.

This pearly-white coloured metallic-effect mica powder is 100% compatible with GlassCast clear epoxy resin and can be added at a range of different concentrations to achieve different effects.

Adding tiny percentages will create a shimmering effect where it is still possible to see down through the resin, resulting in a casting that remains translucent but which is tinted by the colour of the SHIMR powder and also shimmers in the light. Adding a higher percentage will produce a solid-colour appearance similar to metallic paint.

How to Use

It's really easy to get started with SHIMR powders but there are lots of opportunities to develop your own creative techniques as you experiment with them. One of the most distinctive features of the powders is the way that that 'swirls' are produced when you pour or stir through resin that's been pigmented with them, allowing amazing patterns to be created. These swirling effects can be created when you first pour the resin or can be added a little later, as the resin starts to just slightly thicken as it cured.

For other creative effects try mixing different coloured SHIMR powders together or try carefully pouring resin tinted with different colours together to create 'marble' effects. SHIMR powders can also be combined with our CULR Epoxy Pigments to add some sparkle to tinted resin.

How much do I need?

The concentration of SHIMR powder you will need will depend on the thickness of your coating or casting and the type of appearance you want to create. To achieve a similar level of colouration, thinner coatings will need a higher percentage of pigment than thicker castings.

Use the table below as a rough guide.

1kg Resin 5kg Resin 32kg Resin
Weight in g 7 35 224

Mixing into your resin

It's generally best to mix SHIMR powders into your GlassCast resin before you add the hardener, this gives you all the time you need to ensure the powder is properly dispersed.

Adding SHIMR to the resin before adding the hardener also means that you can pigment a whole batch of resin and then use it on multiple occasions but remember that the colour intensity will be reduced slightly when you add the hardener.

Combining with other pigments

There is no limit to the creative effects that you can achieve with GlassCast resin and SHIMR powders:

  • Make your own unique colours by mixing any number of different SHIMR powders together.
  • Add a small amount of SHIMR powder into resin that's been tinted using our Resin Tinting Pigments to add some sparkle to translucent castings
  • Mix up separate pots of GlassCast coloured with different SHIMR powders and then carefully combine them to produce a 'marbled' effect.

Pack Sizes

All our metallic-effect SHIMR powders are available individually in 3g, 20g and 100g pack sizes. This Arctic Pearl colour is also included in our complete boxed set of 16 SHIMR powders.

Arctic Pearl SHIMR powder can be added to epoxy resin to add a shimmering, glittering colour to decorative resin floors, countertops, bartops, jewellery, castings for wood-turning or pen-blanks, river tables and more.

This pearly-white coloured metallic-effect mica powder is 100% compatible with GlassCast clear epoxy resin and can be added at a range of different concentrations to achieve different effects.

Adding tiny percentages will create a shimmering effect where it is still possible to see down through the resin, resulting in a casting that remains translucent but which is tinted by the colour of the SHIMR powder and also shimmers in the light. Adding a higher percentage will produce a solid-colour appearance similar to metallic paint.

How to Use

It's really easy to get started with SHIMR powders but there are lots of opportunities to develop your own creative techniques as you experiment with them. One of the most distinctive features of the powders is the way that that 'swirls' are produced when you pour or stir through resin that's been pigmented with them, allowing amazing patterns to be created. These swirling effects can be created when you first pour the resin or can be added a little later, as the resin starts to just slightly thicken as it cured.

For other creative effects try mixing different coloured SHIMR powders together or try carefully pouring resin tinted with different colours together to create 'marble' effects. SHIMR powders can also be combined with our CULR Epoxy Pigments to add some sparkle to tinted resin.

How much do I need?

The concentration of SHIMR powder you will need will depend on the thickness of your coating or casting and the type of appearance you want to create. To achieve a similar level of colouration, thinner coatings will need a higher percentage of pigment than thicker castings.

Use the table below as a rough guide.

1kg Resin 5kg Resin 32kg Resin
Weight in g 7 35 224

Mixing into your resin

It's generally best to mix SHIMR powders into your GlassCast resin before you add the hardener, this gives you all the time you need to ensure the powder is properly dispersed.

Adding SHIMR to the resin before adding the hardener also means that you can pigment a whole batch of resin and then use it on multiple occasions but remember that the colour intensity will be reduced slightly when you add the hardener.

Combining with other pigments

There is no limit to the creative effects that you can achieve with GlassCast resin and SHIMR powders:

  • Make your own unique colours by mixing any number of different SHIMR powders together.
  • Add a small amount of SHIMR powder into resin that's been tinted using our Resin Tinting Pigments to add some sparkle to translucent castings
  • Mix up separate pots of GlassCast coloured with different SHIMR powders and then carefully combine them to produce a 'marbled' effect.

Pack Sizes

All our metallic-effect SHIMR powders are available individually in 3g, 20g and 100g pack sizes. This Arctic Pearl colour is also included in our complete boxed set of 16 SHIMR powders.

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Safety DataSheet (SDS)276 KB

Specification

General Properties
Gross Weight0.03kg
BrandGlassCast

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Restrictions

This product is not classed as dangerous goods for transport and can be shipped to all destinations without restriction.

Shipping to EU countries is now done through our European subsidiary based in the Netherlands. All EU customers should use www.easycomposites.eu.

Package Size

There are no package size restrictions or surcharges for this product.

Delivery Cost

To find the delivery cost of this item to your address, add it to your basket and then use the instant shipping calculator on the basket page.

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