encoly Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I need a darker brown color for my jig heads, than the standard brown in the pro-tec line. Is it possible to mix the brown and black pro-tec powder paints to get the desired color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 You can blend them but I doubt you'll get the color you want as I've had trouble with dark colors blending well. My advice would be to check out Columbia coatings, Roseys, or another powder paint supplier and look to see if there is a dark enough brown. Columbia has one called brown finish, it is awesome and dark but has a metallic look to and it may not be what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustedhook Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I have mixed black with brown to darken it up and it turned out pretty good. Fishingskirts.com has a couple good looking dark browns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Like mentioned you can mix the black and brown, but you won't get a true solid pigmented color. You may get slight shade differences in the jig. However depends on how much you care, it may not matter. There is a color that I use and it is call Patrician bronze, which is a very dark brown black. See if you can't find it. If not how much do you need, as I might be able to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encoly Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Cadman, who makes the powder, so I can check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Cadman, who makes the powder, so I can check it out. It is either Sherwin Williams or Dupont. If you can't find it let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encoly Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I found it at dupont, but my wife said it was more grayish than a dark chocolate. thanks anyway. I'll just keep looking at color samples , till I find the right one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I really like the Boss: http://fishingskirts.com/fishing-skirts-categories/boss-jig-armor-powder-paint/boss-jig-armorbrown-crustation-673-detail http://fishingskirts.com/fishing-skirts-categories/boss-jig-armor-powder-paint/boss-jig-armor-brown-crawdad-1009-detail The pictures on their site are accurate of the color I've been getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encoly Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Well, I got tired of looking at color samples, and just threw some black into the brown I had in my fluid bed, mixed it up and it was almost exactly what I wanted. The xyl said is was a little darker than my sample jighead, but I'll take it. Thanks guys for all of your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris20X2 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 If it helps, the Pro Tec Grn. Pump and Brown are RAL colors which are pretty universal to all powder companies. I use Prismatic myself. Grn. Pump- RAL 6014 Brown- RAL 8011 This will give you a starting point as to which color would be darker as you go up or down the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
