Make Airbrush Colors??

Decorating By step0nmi Updated 19 Aug 2007 , 9:17pm by step0nmi

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step0nmi Posted 19 Aug 2007 , 3:59pm
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I don't know if this is a stretch or not but...There is this spray can that you can buy for like a limited uses for airbrush. I am really wanting to use that instead of Wilton's Color Mists on this cake I am doing for Friday. The problem is I don't want to spend the money on airbrush color and CC is out of the colors that I need anyway! Can I make colors with my regular americolors?? By thinning it down a bunch?

Thanks!

stephanie

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chaptlps Posted 19 Aug 2007 , 4:18pm
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Well hun it's like this,
You could if you are in a pinch thin them down with alcohol NOT water. But, I don't recommend it. Reason's being,
#1 Regular gel colors have binders in them to thicken them and that could cause clogging and spitting.
#2 Airbrush colors are ink like, more staining than pigments. Now the difference between stains and pigments: stains become part of the medium, whether it's water, alcohol or gel medium where as pigments on the other hand are held in suspension not really becoming part of the mixture but floating around in it. That is the major reason you can only get so many colors in airbrush and much more in the gel colors.
So basically what I am saying is that airbrush colors are ground finer and strained more to make sure that the particles won't clog your needles.

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step0nmi Posted 19 Aug 2007 , 6:10pm
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well, I guess I was stretching then! Thanks anyway!!

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chaptlps Posted 19 Aug 2007 , 8:55pm
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I'm sorry hun, You could thin down your gel colors with vodka or vanilla extract and actually use a brush to paint them on if that helps ya.

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step0nmi Posted 19 Aug 2007 , 9:17pm
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Thanks anyway...that's not the look I was going for. You have been a great help! Thanks! I won't try what I was thinking! icon_lol.gif

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