In the equipment I purchased were 2 of the old mity Mag magnetic bases. I like these smaller bases for most indicating work. Still strong and mechanically sound the plastic bodies had alot of chip burns and stains. I peeled this old coating off and cleaned the metal parts roughing them up good. Solvent cleaned and ordered some system 3 long cure clear epoxy and pigments ( black green and blue). Made a small card board form to 1/4" bigger than the magnet insert on a side. Blended the seams with tape and sealed with glue. Several coats of wax inside form. Poured out the resin in a mixing cup and added a small amount of the green pigment adding more to get the shade desired mixing as I went. I got a nice translucent green shade a close match to original. I then added the hardener and the 5 minute mix time ( a lot of stirring). I then poured this into the form and filled to height on mag insert. It looks very good in the form and whats let in the mixing cup. Lightly warmed for several minutes with a heat gun to release any air bubbles and its setting curing now. The #3 hardener gives a hour work time and 24 hour cure time. This should ggve a very hard durable finish thats pleasing to look at.
This epoxy is meant for bar tops and surfaces. Very hard, It can be filed and drilled but sanding is hard. Also heat resistant so chip burns should not be an issue now.
Tomorrow will peel form off and a couple wraps of tape 1/4" above top and mic more then finish top surface.