Silicone tinting

[evilclown.com]

Quick question , has anyone tried to tint 2 part silicone with standard paint tints, oil base paint or dry dye? what would happen?

Thanks

[Allen H]

You can use oil paints, they work fine. Latex paints and tints that contain latex will inhibit the cure of silicones. Are you using platinum or tin based silicone?

[gadget-evilusions]

Or you can use silicone colorant, specifically designed to tint the silicone with which you are working.

[evilclown.com]

Im using tin based silicone so I hope oil tint will work. I do have pure tint base from the paint store. Thanks for the advise. I know using the high priced tints made for the silicone products are best. But I am doing a free haunt for innercity kids.

[Allen H]

Is it going on the skin? Only platinum silicone is recommended for skin contact.