Bassking24 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Does anyone have a recipe for the Zoom Banana Seed? I've come close using LC yellow, putting about 20 drops in a 1/4 pot of plastic and adding 035 black flake. I use those small metal pots from LC. I get a good yellow using this, but it is not as bright of a yellow as Zoom's. Thought I'd check here................thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYqpHUNTER Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 just and idea i make a pepper seed for a friend and couldnt get the green bright enough so what i did is start out with a few drops of florecent green as a base "remember the flourecents go in the plastic cold" then i built my green from there.in the end it turned out great the flourcent didnt realy change my color just made it bright,try this it may work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loco Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 how about adding a little bright white to brighten it up some ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassking24 Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Loco- I tried adding white but it turned it a "milky" yellow. I think trying what Monkey Hunter tried with his color might work. I use LC coloring, so maybe adding a little yellow fluorescent to it might brighten it up and give it a little brighter yellow color..............thanks guys..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorshane Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 remember to add the flor. yellow before heating it. Let us know how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYqpHUNTER Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 from playing around when i have nothing to do i have found that adding a lil bit of the flourecent in the begining make just about all the colors brighter just dont use alot if you do it will compleatly change the original color.works with reds greens real well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 You might try some florescent yellow oil pastel.It can go in after the plastic is heated,or before.Hobby Lobby has the set.I think this will work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Adding white to a color to "lighten" it is something we've all tried only to find out it doesn't work too well. If you want to lighten a color just double the amount of plastic in the recipe. To repeat the recipe just cut the number of drops of color in half and cut the plastic in half. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassking24 Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Thanks for the responses guys. I'll get around to trying the options suggested in the next couple days. The thing with this particular color is I've added small amounts of coloring, let's say 5 drops of yellow, and it's too lite of yellow. Then I add 10, then tried 20. 20 came out the best just wasn't the bright yellow that zooms' is. I think Monkey Hunter has the right idea to add just a coupe drops of the yellow fluorescent to get a little brighter yellow. My yellow is pretty old too, so that might not help. I won't have time to mess with it for a couple days or so, but will post my recipe once I get it nailed down. Thanks............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I don't know if this is exact, but it's close. I was actually going the opposite direction from you. I was trying to tone down a flourescent yellow and added transparent yellow. I use MF colorants, but try about 7-10 drops of the trans yellow and 5 drops of flo yellow with the black flake. My baits were also salted so you might need a drop of white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassking24 Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Finally got around to running some baits in this color. I use LC colorants and flake. I did 15 drops yellow and 4 drops yellow fluorescent in a 1/4 pot of plastic (the samll metal pots you can get from LC); then added the black flake. The baits came out as almost an exact match. I'm sure you can fiddle around with the coloring to lighten/brighten the yellow for your preferences....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBaits Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Can you post a picture or two of this color please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
