The two most common resins we see used with our pigments are two-part table top resins and clear casting resins. Table top resins are typically clear, heat and water resistant coats that are equivalent to nearly 50 or more layers of polyurethane. They can be used to create a beautiful protective barrier over virtually any surface and work especially well for filling gaps and cracks in wood surfaces. Casting resins are typically clear or white and are poured into some type of mold to create a casted object. Clear resins usually take a day to completely cure, but its transparency makes it ideal for mixing with glow powder. A quick cast, or fast cast, resin will harden within ten minutes and will cure white. Because it cures white it will not glow as bright as a transparent resin when pigment is mixed in, but some may still prefer this option for its fast setting time.

Techno Glow powders come in a variety of bright, eye-catching colors and mix well into resin or epoxy. Natural pigments are white/off-white, opaque, odorless powders. Daytime colors have a fluorescent pigment tint added to the natural glow pigment for a splash of color. Green Day, for instance, will appear as an opaque green powder in normal light and glow green in the dark. This daytime pigment acts like a resin dye when mixed into resin or epoxy causing it to take on the daytime color. Always use a non-encapsulated pigment when mixing into a resin or epoxy. Once the resin cures it encases the pigment, making it waterproof. This works in your favor as non-encapsulated powder tends to glow slightly brighter than encapsulated powder. Larger micron sizes will tend to settle to the bottom of the glow resin. This is exceptionally handy for filling gaps and cracks in wood. The pigment makes its way into the crevices and leaves a layer of resin above that can be planed, sanded, or buffed without losing pigment in the process.

Resin dye is another way to add interesting color effects to your projects similar to mica powder. We carry a variety of different dyes that we've found work best with our resins and epoxies. For the best results in conjunction with glow powder we recommend using a transparent resin dye. Opaque dye can be used in some instances and a decent glow may still be achieved, but an opaque dye will ultimately give you a much duller glow than a transparent dye would. This is because the opaque pigment blocks UV light rays from reaching the glow powder to charge it. Both transparent and opaque resin dyes are in liquid form and may be be combined to create unique new color combinations.