# Mixing resin

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 4, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639 "2019-12-04T20:25:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![masterjul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@masterjul](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/masterjul)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639/1 "2019-12-04T20:25:59Z")

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Hi everybody  
Is it possible to mix 2 differents standard resin ? grey standard and white standard for example ?  
Is the difference only the color ?  
Thx

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**Author:** ![Yee92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ce7236/32.png) [@Yee92](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Yee92)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639/2 "2019-12-04T23:08:45Z")

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> [@A bit of resin alchemy](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/a-bit-of-resin-alchemy/6630/17):
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> [@Formlabs](https://forum.formlabs.com/groups/Formlabs) This kind of thing is why we need more knobs and gauges. That, and a bit more transparency on the differences between the hard-coded material profiles in Preform. An expert mode that parameterized everything would seriously be awesome, and would empower the community to get stuff done. This will only help you in the longrun. -C

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**Author:** ![Frida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/57b2e6/32.png) [@Frida](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frida)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639/3 "2019-12-05T08:23:14Z")

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Good Morning masterjul,

what do you want to achieve? a ligther grey?  
Drop me an e-mail and i can help you.

[3dimensionen](http://www.3dimensionen.store)

Best  
Peter

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**Author:** ![fantasy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e4f/32.png) [@fantasy2](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/fantasy2)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639/4 "2019-12-05T08:31:45Z")

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If you want a different color it is best to buy the color kit. It works great! We use it to mix all sorts of colors.

If you are looking for different properties, then mixing black with tough for example is possible too, but dimension accuracy can change. There are several topics on this forum about it.

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**Author:** ![masterjul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@masterjul](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/masterjul)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639/5 "2019-12-06T14:15:30Z")

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Thank you for your answers.  
I have several resins in different tanks and I just wanted to put them in only one tank. Color is not my concern. I was wondering if there were any different properties between standard resins.

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**Author:** ![fantasy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e4f/32.png) [@fantasy2](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/fantasy2)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639/6 "2019-12-06T15:26:44Z")

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The different standard resins need different amounts of laser power to cure so you can’t just mix them without sacrificing some specifications.

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**Author:** ![masterjul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@masterjul](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/masterjul)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/mixing-resin/25639/7 "2019-12-06T15:56:30Z")

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Ok thx.  
That’s what I thought but I was not sure. That’s why I asked the question.  
Disappointed 😉