flocknocker1 Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 What should I expect for number of coats to get good coverage ? I am painting flour.pink head over a dark purple body on a ddhj and am not having much luck,very new to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Fisher Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I don't have a lot of experience with flors, but I think flor colors usually work best with a white undercoat or base, or mix some white in with the flor pink to make it more opaque for better coverage. Don't know if either of those things will work with the paint scheme your trying to acheive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flocknocker1 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I see various baits with a dark body that is painted with a light colored head or various light colored dots.Seems there would be a way to achieve this without having to paint those areas white again. I can't find anything in the tutorials on general painting to steer me in the right direction . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Fisher Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 The flors I've used are similar to transparents, not much opacity. Try mixing a little opaque white in with the flor or mix some of the flor into some white. Just because the bait has flor pink doesn't necessesarily it came out of the bottle that way. That's all I know to suggest, maybe someone with more knowledge will shed some light on the subject. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Buck Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I try to paint the lightest colors first, then follow with the darker colors. Other than that, I would mask off the area and lay a light coat of white so there is more contrast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 From my experience fluorescent colors need a white base coat to work. If you spray over dark it will never be the intended color and will always look dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 What Josh Buck said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grosenberg Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Just echoing the same. The lighter colors I paint first as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flocknocker1 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks for the replies.I see baits that are painted with a dark body with light colored tiger stripes,how would they paint the light colored first ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Fisher Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Maybe you post a pic of the bait in question or tell us what bait you're trying to replicate. It would help us figure out how to approach the paint job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyectcher Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Go on createx autoairs and there are tech sheets there the floro colors seem to work over white but read what they have to sau dont take my word for it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Your fluo colours MUST be painted over white. mixing with white will change colour and severely affect fluorescence and brightness,like AZ said, a pic of particular pattern will help ......glider Edited January 24, 2017 by gliders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I will use flouresents over lighter colors not nessesarily white. Example, let's say that I'm doing a yellow body tiger scheme with orange stripes. Lets say I want to bring the yellow towards the orange color. I'll take a orange flouresent and mist/powder the yellow. If I want it more tone down a transparent orange maybe in order. Then put the stripes on. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yes ,putting fluorescent over other colours can give some different effects if desired dale, but if you want maximum fluo bright effect of single colour then white base is a must I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 On 1/23/2017 at 6:45 AM, Josh Buck said: I try to paint the lightest colors first, then follow with the darker colors. Other than that, I would mask off the area and lay a light coat of white so there is more contrast. This is the correct way. White is not all that opaque, dark colors always are hard to cover, so........ follow the above instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 On 1/23/2017 at 3:56 PM, flocknocker1 said: Thanks for the replies.I see baits that are painted with a dark body with light colored tiger stripes,how would they paint the light colored first ? Masking off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 All are saying the same thing just in different ways. I do like layering colors in different amounts. White does give you a shade that is more bold. I dont have just white and sealer/primer. Nor will I start my paint layering with primer showing thru. But I'm not always wanting that. Different color base coatings gives you more varieties then what everybody does (white). Ok, I'm different then many. That's a good thing I would think and feel. I stated everything that has been stated other then going further with shades and colors. Just trying to stir a thought. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 If everyone did the same it would be a bore dale! fluorescence and u.v are something thats always interested me, it's quite a complex subject. I am looking at making my own fluorescent colours but it is a bit of a minefield. ......glder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flocknocker1 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 I have mixed white with the florescent pink and shot over the dark purple then reshot over that again with straight florescent pink,worked great.Thanks for all the replies , very helpful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Good stuff f.n ,you can miss a step by not mixing fluo pink into white base by spraying opaque white through stencil or mask ,then spray fluo pink to desired effect-thin coat over white will give you maximum brightness, more coats will give deeper but less bright colour. .....glider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
