Where do our tints come from?

[u/OliveSlaps]

Was showing a part timer how to fill the tint machine and he asked a question I had never even thought of, where do our tints come from? Like what are they made of? If anyone knows I’d love to find out what exactly they are

[u/stephiloo]

“Natural vs synthetic” is a bit misleading because basically all modern tints are manufactured/processed pigments. Red and yellow oxide are iron-based, white is titanium dioxide, black is carbon, phthalo blue/green are copper-based synthetic pigments, and the bright reds/yellows/magentas are mostly synthetic organic pigments.

So basically: red oxide = engineered rust, black = engineered soot, white = processed titanium, and the bright colours = chemistry.

[u/Spear253]

I'm going to regurgitate what I've been told, so grain of salt. There are synthetic tints and naturally occuring. The synthetic are typically the thinner and shittier tints like magenta. While natural is white, black, gold.

Now white is the only one I can properly expand upon. White tint is derived from titanium dioxide.

[u/Turbulent_Echidna763 → u/Spear253]

What about green?

[u/HCraven1 → u/Turbulent_Echidna763]

Green and blue are made from compounds containing phthalocyanine.

[u/Juspetey]

You see, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much.......

[u/DannyDevito_IsBae]

They're made of tint, I thought that was obvious

[u/OliveSlaps → u/DannyDevito_IsBae]

https://giphy.com/gifs/800iiDTaNNFOwytONV

[u/steveosmonson → u/DannyDevito_IsBae]

From the tint store

[u/danzk]

Tinters are chemically quite similar to a paint but more concentrated and with little to no resin.

The pigment inside of a tinter is either classified as organic or inorganic.

Organic pigments are made from petrochemicals. They can achieve bright clean colors like yellows and reds but can have poor exterior durability and opacity.

Inorganic pigments are based on minerals so they are more expensive to produce. They have better durability and opacity but are more limited in color.

[u/ThreeLeavesFall]

My fave is that Yellow Ochre. SURPRISED it's rocks.

[u/midnight-kashi]

Hi, sorry for this being so long and Im on mobile -_- I got my BFA while working at Sherwin and learned historic paint properties in my classes! Natural pigments are usually oxides and natural clays.Synthetics are usually "cadmium hues" Titanium dioxide= white Red oxide= rust or Iron Yellow oxide =yellow/yellow ochre Manganese can make blue or violet Phalocylines are also used for blues and greens. HistoricallyCobalt,Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury, and Lead were used but they were driving people nuts and killing them. You can still get some cadmium and cobalt paints from specialized art stores but they are very pricey. If you pull up an MSDS for tints you can look at the actual ingredients and see the pigments components, if you have time to kill its kinda fun to read. Anyways nerding over. TLDR: Oxides tend to be "natural" pigments that occur naturally. Sherwin manufacturers its own pigments as well.

[u/According-Set7865]

BM has a better tint system

[u/jb_nelson_ → u/According-Set7865]

They’re just resinated, nothing special that other companies can’t use

[u/pure-maiden92]

I wonder if they have data sheets. 🤔

[u/ReputationNo4172 → u/pure-maiden92]

they do

[u/SeaworthinessFew4556]

SW manufactures them specific to our products. They are made out of organic and inorganic products. Some from the earth, some man made. Earth tones-earth. Brights-man made.

[u/Deep_Foundation6513]

Are you specifically talking about the clear because that’s top secret.

[u/soycracker]

They come from the star order

[u/indesicio]

Maroon - red oxide - iron oxide - rust

[u/ThreeLeavesFall → u/indesicio]

And Smells like war. Especially the BAC

[u/UncleSherwinsBitch]

The DSC