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Offline MonteSS

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Few pearls and glitters
« on: 10/31/12 21:46 UTC »
Got some glitter from Michaels and pearls for auto painting. The glitters work great and are Recollections brand. May have to go back and see what other cool colors they have.

Black pearl with Bronze string glitter. The black pearl powder looks same as black liquid coloring. Glitter may show lil better with the powder.


Violet to green flip flop pear powder. I see no green in it at all. On a car, the flip flops go in the clear coat over a black basecoat.


Gold to green flip flop pear powder. The fine champagne glitter from michaels looks great in it.


Pearl silver sparkle in clear plastic with 015 silver holo flake.


Copper pearl in clear plastic with 040 copper flake


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« Last Edit: 10/31/12 21:53 UTC by MonteSS »

Offline floridagrimp

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Re: Few pearls and glitters
« Reply #1 on: 10/31/12 23:24 UTC »
like them all...white and new penny (cooper) esp. nice
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Re: Few pearls and glitters
« Reply #2 on: 11/01/12 01:26 UTC »
Bill, thanks for your generosity.

What kind of heat have you been able to apply to the Michael's glitters (and re-heats of course)?

Offline Muskygary

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Re: Few pearls and glitters
« Reply #3 on: 11/01/12 06:27 UTC »
Are these powders the same as you use in powder painting? Just mix them into your hot plastic?

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Re: Few pearls and glitters
« Reply #4 on: 11/01/12 08:52 UTC »
Monte...

Try that black pearl in plain clear plastic. Could prove interesting and you can always tone things up with the black colorant if that goes south. It looks as though the black colorant masks what the black pearl can do.  I'd even try a thin purple or thin blue with the black pearl, but go light on how much you add at first.

I have a bunch of glitters from Caney Creek in the medium grade and love the stuff Jason offers. One color of glitter that I absolutely love to use in various transparent plastic colors is fucia. Its not red, its not pink, its not purple, but it goes into blue, purple, red, pink, clear plastic very nicely, but its hard to find outside of HL or Michaels.

I haven't seen any bleeding issues yet with any of whoever's glitters I am using and I do a lot of remelts. I guess in using glitters not sold specifically as ones to use in the plastics production this problem might come up in time.
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