need a good green motoroil recipe

[knifemaker3]

Just what the title says.  I have a customer needing the old green motoroil color you use to see all the time.


Thanks

[ctom]

I'd start with amber and tone it to the green using green or baby bass and maybe just a hint of black on a stir stick.

[knifemaker3]

hhhhmmmmm........don't have amber or green.....but do have rootbeer and watermelon.....I'll have to try that and if it don't work.......order more colors from Jason! 

thanks tom.....wouldn't have thought about the amber!

[ctom]

I've been playing with amber colorant for a couple weeks now and when used with other colors and/or hi lites it can be bent in any direction you want it to go. Cool color to work with since its not a yellow, nor is it a brown or red or green. A strong ambe with gold glitter and gold hi lites will creat a bait that looks like its 24 carat. But try the green in with it and to tone things down some I dip a stir stick in black and wipe off all but just a speck of it to stir in and bring things down a little....this is way less than a drop of black and in a 4 ounce batch can really change things.

[firetiger]

I was messing with amber today.  I added a bunch of small red and gold flake and it came out a peach color.  Interesting how the glitter choice influences the final color.

[ctom]

Amber is interesting. It is amzing how color reflected thru it will create something totally new.