wootonc Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 I have seen some powder paint on jigs with black flake in the paint. The main colors i was looking at were green pumpkin and brown, and I was looking to see if anyone could offer any info on how to do that. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 One of two ways, but FIRST make sure you write down exactly how much of each part you're mixing. You can take a couple of tablespoons of your color, 2 1/2 tablespoons of clear, 1/2 a tablespoon of glitter and mix it up really good. Test paint a couple of heads to see how it's coming out. If it's working good great. If not enough glitter add more, if the glitter is lumpy on the head add more clear, but write down what extra you add. The other way is to mix up 2 tablespoons of clear and put your glitter in it. Dip your head color, rewarm the head and dip in the clear and glitter mix. The reason I stress writing things down is that I made up a really great color and the glitter shines through perfectly and I don't know what I did to mix it!!! I've tried to re-create it and so far no dice. Someone may have a different way but this is how I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 I do what Fatman does, except I spray the paint. You get even coverage with the flake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wootonc Posted September 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Where do you guys buy your green pumpkin powder and clear at and what kind of flake do you use. I used to buy mine from a guy on eaby but he no longer has it listed and it cost me less than 20.00 with shipping the last pound I bought from ProTec cost me around 37.00 buy the time they added shipping. The stuff I got on ebay worked better than ProTec but cant buy it anymore. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Where do you guys buy your green pumpkin powder and clear at and what kind of flake do you use. I used to buy mine from a guy on eaby but he no longer has it listed and it cost me less than 20.00 with shipping the last pound I bought from ProTec cost me around 37.00 buy the time they added shipping. The stuff I got on ebay worked better than ProTec but cant buy it anymore. thanks Send me a PM with your e-mail. I had some custom green pumpkin powder made up to match Pro-tec's. I have some left. We can work something out. That is the reason I didn't buy Protec's powder. Not for $37.00/pound Edited September 8, 2015 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Dead Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Columbia coatings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I do the same thing as Fatman, and he was very instrumental in me learning to custom blend glitter colors. There is one word of caution, before you mix up a bunch, you have to try the glitter when it comes to curing, a lot of glitters will bleed the color when heated and you'll get splotchy color throughout the jig, black is normally fine, red and purple will give you fits until you find a brand that can hold the heat. Believe it or not, my wife found me some extra fine black glitter in Michaels and so far it is working well, and the most important part is the clear, you need the clear powder or you'll end up with a rough finish. If you use a fluid bed, mix clean and glitter together to make a glitter top coat, glitter colors don't work well in a fluid bed because the glitter separates from the powder so if you want you can use the fluid bed to paint the green pumpking and then hit it with some heat and dip in the clear and glitter mix to get the affect you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Columbia coatings. Not that it matters, but Columbia Coatings G.P is closer to watermelon. I've looked extensively at all of their colors, as I had a customer that wanted Pro-tecs G.P., and I wasn't going to pay Pro-tecs prices. Anyway it's all relevant on what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 My two main sources for powder paint are Rosey's or Prismatic. Always got to watch the shipping. I try to never order less than 5 lbs from Prismatic. If I only need a pound or two I have a buddy that orders a lot from them and I have him add my order to his. I'm still looking for a inexpensive source for good flake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I do have another way of doing it, not as easy as mixing it in with the paint, but quite often I only want flakes in certain areas, paint the head and sprinkle flake on, hard to get even coverage though, but if you are only wanting it on top etc, its easier to control, I then cure, spray a coat of clear powder coat on top and bake again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I only do a few baits at a time, so I mix flake into clear nail polish, and put it where I want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 I've used glitters from Tulip, Creatix, Nicole Crafts, Walmart - although the shaker tubes they have are only the larger size glitter for larger heads. the neon sample packs of many colors and i haven't had any melt or bleed. If you buy any of these sampler packs buy at least 3 of each one - nothing worse than running out. I really like the Nicole Crafts glitter I get from AC Moore (like JoAnne's, Michaels and Hobby lobby), their web site is up, but I haven't figured out how to find the glitter yet!! but, I usually stop at the store before the drive home. This is all the tulip, Creatix, and all the sample packs that I got at Michaels. If you start working with mixing powder and glitter, get a whole lot of clear powder paint. You'll go through it faster than you think! I've used stuff from Rosy's, ProTec, Columbia Coatings and Orbit. All work good. No matter what you mix up WRITE DOWN HOW YOU MIXED IT!!!!! I have this color I mixed up and I can't remember how I mixed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robalo01 Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 If you mix harbor freight black and yellow, you get a really good GP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
