Bright colors

last weekend I was experimenting with a few glow colors. I was very un-happy with the results... Didn't pop! So I tried a white under coat! Pow that was it! I'm always about saving time, but this time consuming double dip changed the brilliance of the glow! So if you hit the white base coat before your top coat... What a difference ! Later LB

What if you want to put on a glow color then a candy ?

I've been pouring and powder coating for 5 years and no means an expert I think it would work but your base coat might change the intended color. I'd experiment on one or two to see if its what your looking for?

So was your base coat a PP white or a special base coat? I'm wanting to try it under a candy that I've got coming.

Reg. white it was some I picked up in a bait store. In ala. because of price . Just plan white

So my devious plan just might work! Devil Icon

White powder paint can be a real PITA!! I've gone to using white pearl which really coats better for me anyway. On candy colors some have had jigs nickle plated then put the candy colors over that and they look really good. There are some shiny chrome powder paints but I've never tried them.

If you do a search on chrome powder paint or nickle plating you'll get a bunch of info.

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Originally Posted by Fatman

White powder paint can be a real PITA!! I've gone to using white pearl which really coats better for me anyway. On candy colors some have had jigs nickle plated then put the candy colors over that and they look really good. There are some shiny chrome powder paints but I've never tried them.

If you do a search on chrome powder paint or nickle plating you'll get a bunch of info.

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Skip even had some gold plated but I think Skip must have hit the lottery at some point in his life or like everyone says he has an insider at Ft. Knox:biggrin I gotta say though the pics he's posted of his Road Runners that have had the heads plated are awesome!

I'm searching for a mirror chrome powder that's not plating. So far I've struck out!

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Originally Posted by liftbite56

I'm searching for a mirror chrome powder that's not plating. So far I've struck out!

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Thought I saw some on Rosey's sight today

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Originally Posted by liftbite56

last weekend I was experimenting with a few glow colors. I was very un-happy with the results... Didn't pop! So I tried a white under coat! Pow that was it! I'm always about saving time, but this time consuming double dip changed the brilliance of the glow! So if you hit the white base coat before your top coat... What a difference ! Later LB

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I understand about putting the white on before the finish color. My question is do you heat the head a secind time to the point of paint flow out before the second dipping or do you dip one and then the other before flow out? Just trying to learn all I can.

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Originally Posted by BoarBuster

I understand about putting the white on before the finish color. My question is do you heat the head a secind time to the point of paint flow out before the second dipping or do you dip one and then the other before flow out? Just trying to learn all I can.

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Yes for a second or two got to watch it! The white I found melts at a lower temp and have we t right into the glow but usually I got back to the flame a second then in the top coat

That's the info I was looking for!

This is just me but I have found that painting,cleaning and baking before I reheat and put on any top coat works best.