Rusty85 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) Hey there, I've a got a new guy question for y'all. I'm thinking of starting to tie and paint my own jigs, and I'm looking to do some off the wall colours. For example I'd like to do a bubble gum pink chatter bait. But the only pink powder I'm seeing is hot pink. Can I blend white powder into it to tone it down or will that just result in a mottled mess? Edited March 23, 2018 by Rusty85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Powder paint doesn't work that way. You'll most likely end up with a mottled mess. Or I have seen it where you get very small pixels of each color. Your chances are better of both powders use the same chemistry. Check out Prismatic. They have lots of pink powders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 I made green pumpkin by mixing brown and lime green. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty85 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Thanks! They look like they have exactly the shade I'm looking for. I didn't realize the heat and dip method would work with automotive powder paints as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Powder paint is powder paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 I mix it often to get custom colors. All you need is red, yellow, and blue you can make most anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 You can make white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I got two pinks. Both I make by mixing red and white powder paint. One was 50/50 red and white. Came out dark pink. The other was like 1 part red to 5 parts white. Came out much lighter pink. Sometimes when mixing two or more paints you can get dots of the colors. To me it adds a little something to the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 5 hours ago, LimpNoodle said: You can make white? Nope. The CMYK color chart that applies to paints (subtractive) does not allow for that?? But, using Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-black, or their close look alikes, you sure can get a bunch of them. LOL http://www.color-chart.org/cmyk-color-chart.php 6 hours ago, Jig Man said: you can make most anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/25/2018 at 12:28 AM, Anglinarcher said: Nope. The CMYK color chart that applies to paints (subtractive) does not allow for that?? But, using Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-black, or their close look alikes, you sure can get a bunch of them. LOL http://www.color-chart.org/cmyk-color-chart.php You sound like a printer lol. I am, so I have hear all about this for over 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EironBreaker Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 I mix multiple colors to get the combinations I want. As long as you don't have lumps in the separate colors, you will wind up with a different shade/color. Just have to shake the mixture up really well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishirman Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 ive been mixing up quite a few different colors and it's not the easiest thing in the world to do since you can't see exactly what color you are working with until you dip something, but it does work. Some are definitely easier than others but i think the easiest route is to just buy the color you are looking for if it's available. If not, then get to mixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLS Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 I mix a lot of my colors and have never had any problems with it. Make sure to write down the recipe, I had to recreate one of my colors once and felt lucky to pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty85 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks for all the great tips guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
