# Pigments for colouring the UV resin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support & Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [April 6, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168 "2015-04-06T19:59:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarcusKnorr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/marcusknorr/32/75_2.png) [@MarcusKnorr](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/MarcusKnorr)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168/1 "2015-04-06T19:59:41Z")
has anyone tried to colourize the UV resin? I need a deep white and a slight milky - greenish colour on my prints. Are there liquid pigments that can be tried? The worst that can happen I guess is that I ruin my resin into my resin tray. Any idea would be very appreciated 🙂 Marcus ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Curry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Michael\_Curry](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Michael_Curry)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168/2 "2015-04-06T20:44:05Z")
MakerJuice has a [set of Pigments](http://www.makerjuice.com/product-category/pigments/) that go with their resins, so you can mix your own colors. I don’t know how well they work, and this is definitely not an officially supported Formlabs suggestion. I have had good luck using the Writ Dye in IPA method discussed in [this forum thread](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/dyeing-the-printed-piece-different-colors/201/16) to give parts a translucent color. ---
**Author:** ![MarcusKnorr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/marcusknorr/32/75_2.png) [@MarcusKnorr](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/MarcusKnorr)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168/3 "2015-04-06T23:24:35Z")
@Michael_Curry great thanks for the hint! I will try both! ---
**Author:** ![Annino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/annino/32/2925_2.png) [@Annino](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Annino)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168/4 "2015-04-07T11:44:10Z")
@MarcusKnorr I have used the MJ pigments and they work amazingly well. A little bit goes a LONG way, with only a toothpick tip drop coloring the entire vat. I got red, yellow, blue, and can mix any color under the rainbow. I suggest using FL Clear as your base. ---
**Author:** ![MarcusKnorr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/marcusknorr/32/75_2.png) [@MarcusKnorr](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/MarcusKnorr)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168/5 "2015-04-07T12:11:06Z")
@Annino This is awsome! do you also have experience to get the formlabs White resin even more white with the white pigment? That’s what I am hoping will work similarly. ---
**Author:** ![Annino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/annino/32/2925_2.png) [@Annino](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Annino)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168/6 "2015-04-07T12:32:26Z")
I have not tried white, just the colors I listed above. The one thing with colors is that you need to commit to using one frequently - you sacrifice a resin tray for that color since clean up is so messy, and getting the pigment out of every nook and cranny is time consuming to say the least. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pigments-for-colouring-the-uv-resin/4168/7 "2015-04-21T12:32:41Z")
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