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The first attempt at filling the copper dots failed. I used an aluminum powder in the dyed epoxy to try and give it a metallic look. With the dot being so small, and the aluminum not taking the red, the metallic flakes just ended up looking like dust. Since there was some damage to the binding around one of the copper dots that I would've touched up, I decided to just redo the binding and try again.
This time I cut the copper into roughly 1" sections, dyed the epoxy sans aluminum flakes, and worked it into one end of the tube until I saw it come out the other end. Now when I go to install the copper and red in one shot, it will hold shape better and shouldn't do any damage to the binding as long as it is installed straight. Until next time.