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I hate looking at Columbia Coating website because they have some many cool toys. But I always keep coming back to their Candy Lime Translucent. Does anybody have any of that color and would share a few jig head pic that they used it on?
Candy Lime Translucent TGIC
Thanks!
I have some, but will need to see if I have any pics because some I don't remember what I put on them. One thing you need to know about all the candy colors is if you don't put them over plated heads then you will not get the best colors. Also some you need a gold plated head and some a silver will do. Big difference between that and a just unpainted or non plated head.
So if you want the best out of them be ready to get some plated heads.
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Wow, they sure are purity.......... believe I need to purchase some jigs in that purity purity color, Oh that color just screams crappieHands ClappingHands ClappingHands Clapping
I think that I have every candy color they make. Most I use over a plated head, but a couple it doesn't make as much difference.
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Maybe a mini "Candy Color Paint Swap"?
Skip, on the columbia site, it does state "All Translucent shimmers require a silver or chrome base coat." It doesn't say that for the regular translucent. I will call them and see what advice they can offer.
Thanks for your help
NightProwler
Keep us updated prowler..
I second that.Quote:
Originally Posted by revtoby
Before I ordered some translucent colors a while back from Columbia, I sent an email asking about a base coat and explained the application (jigs). Tim got back to me and said that I could use a base if I wanted, but if the jig was freshly poured that I really didn't need one. I wound up getting a little bit of chrome and a bit of silver just to be safe. Haven't had an opportunity to try any of it yet. ...And I did get the straight translucents, not the shimmers.
I use the candy apple red transparent a lot for spinners and jig heads. On plain lead, even bright ones it turned out dingy and dark. Still looked okay but not what I wanted. On lead free heads and nickel spinner blades it looks just like candy and is an awesome color on bright days around noon.
The candy purple was a lot more forgiving and worked well on just about anything.
I just ordered 4 colors and a chrome base coat.Never used candy colors so I am interested how it will look.
i have found a white base coat works great with most candy colors but it tends to have a little different look than the chrome undercoat but still looks good and most of all it catches fish .
but i also use the vanilla powder paint versus the brighter whites becouse i beleve in using colors as close to natural as posable and most minnows belly colors are not a true white and vanilla gets about as close as posable to natural minnow white as i have found .
Just got these from Columbia Coatings this evening and I never used the candy colors before. The base coat is chrome and the only thing I can see is the top coat has to be really thin for the translucent effect. On the bottle they recommend the film thickness be 1-3 mls. I will try the fluid bed next and I don't think I will invest in a powder coat gun.
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I have only tried one of their candy colors so can't say much about them. I do have a lot of CSI Candy Colors and don't care for using the silver paint as a under coat nor white.
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To get a thinner coat dipping try dipping them cold. It will leave a thin coat you can heat then redip when it cools off again. This may help but not certain, I do it with my CSI trans and it worked great for a thin light color change like a transparent egg.
Skip do the plated heads work alot better then using paint for the undercoat?Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Just seems like to much paint for the head. The undercoat does show up a little in the sunlight but I am not a big fan of using any undercoat on a jig head.
Thanks,that does sound like it would work.I will give it a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by fish_4_all
Yes the plated heads work much better since they are more shinny. I have good silver paint and it works, but not like a plated head. I don't care how you do it, the under what ever will make the difference and I have found nothing better than plated heads of course that means you have to have double inventory so you have unpainted heads and plated head. I have both silver and gold plated head as well as unpainted heads for regular paint. Can't tell you how many heads I have, but it is a gosh awful bunch. I even have some minnow heads that are plated and some unpainted. I don't want to even think about counting them. Unpainted I go from 1/80 to 1/4 and plated I go from 1/60 to 1/8. Of course hook sizes too, but just have plated heads in sickle in #6 and #4, but unpainted I keep regular bend and sickle and some size from #8 to #4 and of course some gold hooks in regular bend in #6, #4 & some #2. It's really unbelievable how many you can build a stock of and even ones I don't use much I have 300+. I did even get some Black Nichol plated heads, but didn't like needing to clean them so probably will not even show them on my web site as I don't want any more of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Len
I have even forgot how I did some and what they are for sure, but I do think this is a Candy Orange head.
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Now I am unsure if this roadrunner head is Candy Red or Candy Raspberry, but it's one of the 2. Notice the swivel is not brass color as roadrunners are, but this was Silver Plated.
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I agree with skip 100% plate it is the only way to go. I have tried white paint, and also silver paint, but it does not work good is plated I use chrome silver and also gold only from now on you will find the candy colors works best on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
I need to buy some new paints... lots of tools too lol
A little trick for you guys. You can use white for a base coat then use your trans color. It make a very nice color.
Tried the white and didn't like it under any of the candy colors.
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I don't like white under them either. A clean shiny lead head makes a good candy color, lead free makes it look even better.
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