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I'm in need of the color Maroon.. as in 1shot. My local distributor is cutting back on inventory again, and now I need this color and can't get it, I need it by tomorrow. Does anyone have any mixing ratios they could share using other colors of 1shot?
Thanks
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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Hi Neil. Start with Bright Red, and add very little Reflex Blue to the red. That should bring it to a slightly more purple hue. To that, you then add a few drops of tinting Black to get to the Maroon colour. CAUTION!!! Add the darker colours in very small amounts til you get to the Maroon. It's very easy to go overboard and the result could be a Muddy brown rather than the Maroon.
Hope this helps you out.
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Neil, Here's a formula from the Colortones chart: A chart for mixing bulletin and lettering enamels. 1 part 162(purple) BC 1 part 102(fire red)BC Hopefully you have these colors in stock.I can't find my full information sheet so I am not sure what BC means on the end of each color. Perhaps someone else who has this Colortone chart can enlighten us. Good Luck! Judy
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i learned from a good friend and master sign painter, chuck berg when mixing color start with a small amount(such as the finger tip)
rub the colors together on your palette, using your finger tips as the "brush" as you achieve the desired color, make notations as to what parts of each color you used.
experiment with colors and you will soon see how each color affects the other.
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Yes I do believe Ken has it right, I have used this one in the past, but I used Brilliant Blue, and maybe I should have used Relex Blue. But is still tricky.
Thanks Guys and Gals.
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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Maybe this goes without saying, but just remember to dry your test samples before adding more color. Remember that dried 1shot appears darker than wet. I'm sure you already knew that, but thought I'd mention it anyway.
-------------------- Bill Cosharek Bill Cosharek Signs N.Huntingdon,Pa
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