Retouching your Phantom, or even repainting it, is a real challenge if you want to get the exact shade.
Finding pigments and tinting by feel: a very risky bet. In fact, you run up against some major problems:
- find the right pigments to achieve the right shade.
- find the right pigment that will disperse well in your base (normally epoxy). If the affinity isn't right, the pigment will disperse very poorly, and you've missed the boat right from the start.
- if you've got the right pigment ... then dose it right, and that's a tricky business. If you use "too much" to get close to what you think is the right shade.... your resin will take a big hit, performance-wise. It may not even polymerize (harden).
The solution ... find the right shade and color code on the starboard website.
https://windsurf.star-board.com/windsurfing-equipment-guides/color-guide/
The second step was to find a color code in phase with the usual French RGB or Hex codes, since Starboard uses Pantone codes, which are not very common in France.
To do this, just google pantone blue C on the starboard website: pantone process blue c rgb .
And then we'll find the match.
All that's left to do is go to a specialist paint store offering all types of base. Personally, I go to Sikkens, which also has a range of epoxy-based white bases (ideal for our boards). ... all that's left to do is apply according to H&S and technical recommendations.
Personally, I'm a big fan of epoxy gelcoat, but for the ultimate finish such as surface decoration, gelcoat is too viscous or needs to be diluted with the right solvent (acetone or MEEK (butanone)). Paint is simpler, to avoid dulling and unnecessary weight gain. ... we're talking about touch-up or ultimate finishing.
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