Some Eastwood combo colors

[Three44s]

Some very impressive results!

Thanks for sharing!

Three44s

[WinchesterM1]

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Eastwood clear gloss and a little ford light blue mixed, it’s kinda cool

[cwlongshot]

I like that copper vein, looks good.

I used to get a wild hair and mix colors just for grins...then one day I accidently came up with a color that looked like 'Root Beer' and thought that this will be my standard color from now on. Problem was that I didn't write the mix down and I used red + black & some clear gloss...to this day I have not been able to copy that color again...'how frustrating'!



Now I use the black + white and get what I call an 'old lead' and am happy with this...I never get the 'hue' exactly the same but the basic color is there, coverage is excellent and I still get the grins.



If I start with an empty bowl and do a 50/50 mix fresh...the color will be like the darker ones but if I just 'freshen up' a bowl and add a little the 'hue's' are all over the map...hahaaa....



"See what I mean!"



''Gotta love the PC ... best thing that's come down the pike in a long time!"

Look at those gorgeous 358430's!!!

I have a "ROOTBEER" and a "GRANITE" I mix up myself. Some Of my most requested colors!!

Charlie Ill check and give ya my rootbeer mix.

CW

[AndyC]

I would like to try a rootbeer color too, please, if it's no trouble

[Conditor22]

Slightly different finnishes using diferent media



Most yellows and whites don't coat well unless mixed with a little of something else

[cwlongshot]

I would like to try a rootbeer color too, please, if it's no trouble

Apologies... I got aide tracked.

Ill look and report back soon!! IIRC MIRROR BLK & Red Gloss with a pinch if Silver metallic.

CW

[TjB101]

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Love that tractor green / white combo ... do you add the white right at the end of you mixing to obtain that speckled look?

[Conditor22]

I add the powder together inthe bowl with the BB's , toss in the boolits (at least 12) then swirl to where the adhesion is good.
Often, blending powders, the more you use the mix the more it changes. IF you want repeatability us smaller quantities of powder and add between each batch of boolits

[Walter Laich]

agree with above. As I PC the color will slightly change during the next batches.

[AndyC]

Apologies... I got aide tracked.

Ill look and report back soon!! IIRC MIRROR BLK & Red Gloss with a pinch if Silver metallic.

CW

Thank you, CW

[Loudy13]

I also found that if you have a powder that doesn't cover great mixing it with another powder sometimes helps. I did this with some green and red because the green never turned out great coverage wise. it worked covered and is super strong but..... I call it Mudbutt if that explains the color I ended up with.

[mehavey]

"Mudbutt".... roger that....

[TjB101]

"Mudbutt".... roger that....

Just ordered some mirror green ... gonna make some Mudbutt rounds.

[cwlongshot]

Thank you, CW

Thats my mix. Checked and used some yesterday.

Its not as smooth, (this batch) looks more like a bag a blk Cherries at Grocery. Some redder some blacker. Still pleasing to my eye just not a consistant color.

Its all in the humidity its mixed at. I double bag and remove all excess air from my powders. Then many are in a screw top GLAD container.

CW

[AndyC]

Are you doing 50/50 mix of black and red, CW? I want to try this

[cwlongshot]

Are you doing 50/50 mix of black and red, CW? I want to try this

I dont have my notes in front of me. But As I remember NO. THE BLACK IS "powerful". More Red IIRC. LIKE
MOST SUCH THINGS, its a work in process. Start small as your likley to make allot before ya find what ya like.

CW

[AndyC]

Roger that - thanks!

[AndyC]

Managed to recover my old account, woohoo!

I got some Eastwood Chrome and Silver Vein delivered yesterday evening - still waiting on black.

[Conditor22]

CW's right, a teaspoon of this and a teaspoon of that with 1/2 or 1/4 teaspon of another can do amazing things or fail bigtime.

Some powder flat refuse to play with others like SHERWIN WILLIAMS SILVER METALIC (nice with metalic flakes but it Doesn't blend well with other powders)

a little PC goes a long way

**note** don't try to swirl less that 12 boolits at a time, you need the volume to build static