Question on Disco colors

**Javelin 180** · 01-13-2021, 07:31 PM

I got my fluid beds in over the Christmas holidays and finally had a little time to plat a little today. I did 4 different colors I heated dipped in paint and then dipped in clear all turned out pretty good I thought I really liked the disco blue then I put them on my rack and set my oven on 350 for 20 minutes. When I pulled them out they all looked great except for the blue which was the only ones with glitter they had turned a darker shade of blue with no glitter showing and have a rougher texture did I bake them to long or to high of temp. or both.

**DrNip** · 01-13-2021, 08:08 PM

I bake my jig heads at 320 for 20 minutes. Also you might get a thermometer to see if your oven thermometer is accurate.

**Cray** · 01-14-2021, 10:10 AM

What Dr ip said plus I have found if I heat my head just enough to get paint to stick and then bake the Disco colors do a lot better. If head is to hot seems I get just a rough head and no glitter effect.

**DrNip** · 01-14-2021, 10:44 AM

If it is rough you have heated the head hot enough that it curled the glitter or at least my story and I’m sticking with it. From pouring plastics I had certain glitter that if I put in too hot of plastic it would curl.

**Javelin 180** · 01-14-2021, 11:35 AM

Appreciate the help guys I’ll try it again

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**BuckeyeFishing** · 01-14-2021, 12:39 PM

Most glitter, even the stuff used to make soft plastics, doesnt typically respond well to heat 350 and above. When I do disco colors, I usually turn my oven down to 320ish and they come out pretty good.

**GrumpyLoomis** · 01-14-2021, 12:55 PM

This explains a lot. I have never had luck with glitter but I have a tendency to over heat often. Thanks for the help

**DrNip** · 01-14-2021, 02:44 PM

Yeah and glitter in powder paint is no different than glitter for plastic. Both are high temp glitter. In the disco it is a .008 glitter. Several discos I add additional glitter to powder. Silver is one.

**Javelin 180** · 01-14-2021, 02:45 PM

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They defiantly turned out better today still trying though I guess I over cooked them yesterday

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**skeetbum** · 01-14-2021, 06:43 PM

Those look good to me. I think Stevie Wonder could see that gold one. I’ve always cooked my heads at 320* for 20 minutes and had good results.I don’t do very much, small batches. Most of mine are nekked.

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