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Old November 20th, 2007
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Highlight colors

I've only got experience with LC super highlight colors. They turn into highlighted pearl when more color is added....which makes great colors... but are there colors out there that highlight but don't turn into a highlighted pearl or am I just using too much? I make very small batches. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Re: Highlight colors

Hey Longhorn, you right... Super Hi Lites are usually ment to be used in very small quantities to get a hue or halo effect when used in conjuction with another colour....say like Pumpkinseed needs only a tiny bit Blue Super Hilite to get a nice effect. Transluesent colours like that will take less Hi light powder to get that effect. Opaque colours like Red Shad a (Strawberry 90% Black 10 % mixture) will require much more powder to get the full effect.
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Re: Highlight colors

I like highlights. I use between 1/32 and 1/8 tsp to 4oz plastic depending on the effect I'm after. I will also mix highlights together and sometimes lumina colors as well. You just have to play around with them and be willing to mess up once and a while.

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Re: Highlight colors

For measuring the hi-lites, I use a stainless steel 3 piece measuring spoon set I found in a Kitchen Etc store. It says smidgen, pinch and dash on them. They were around five bucks.

The stainless is nice because static electricity doesn't build up like it does with plastic.
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For measuring the hi-lites, I use a stainless steel 3 piece measuring spoon set I found in a Kitchen Etc store. It says smidgen, pinch and dash on them. They were around five bucks.

The stainless is nice because static electricity doesn't build up like it does with plastic.
That's the same set that LureCraft sells!! They are very helpful.
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highlites are awsome. They make some interesting colors. I use a little bit of purple in my brown.
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Re: Highlight colors

I use these a lot for my tubes.I use a whole bunch to make a pearl with a high light,and also add a small amount to 4 oz of clear plastic,about the amount of a kitchen match head,with glitter only.Makes a nice effective tube.
I like them,they allow a lot of color changes.
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Re: Highlight colors

I love high lites! I use as much as 1/8 tsp and as little as a match head in 4-6 0z of plastic. But you have to start slow, depending on the effect your looking for. you can get too much in a hurry. But the powder goes a loooong way. Nice that some thing in this world goes a long way for the money. Unlike gas, or milk!
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