Luster Dust Turning Green

Decorating By Quennie93 Updated 25 Oct 2017 , 2:59am by SandraSmiley

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Quennie93 Posted 22 Oct 2017 , 2:16am
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I need help so A while back I bought some gold luster Dust from my local cake store and it was a disaster no matter what I mixed with it it turned green.  I thought it was something I was doing but both containers dis the same thing. I wasn't able to give the customer what they wanted which was disappointing. 

Okay 2 weeks later I have another gold cake and once again luster dust is turning green. I thought maybe the luster dust or alcohol was reacting with the metal on my paint brush so o switched to plastic. It stayed gold but after a while turned green again. 

Anyone have answers for this or tips?. I have no idea what's going on..


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SandraSmiley Posted 23 Oct 2017 , 4:41pm
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If I had to guess, I would say it is probably the brand of dust you are using. Have you tried other brands?

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-K8memphis Posted 23 Oct 2017 , 6:05pm
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weird -- but i tell yeah i have purchased lusterless "luster" dust too -- no tellin' what's in that stuff

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kakeladi Posted 23 Oct 2017 , 9:03pm
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My only thought is to contact whoever you purchased it from and ask for a refund.  Sure sounds to me like there  is something wrong with that batch

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-K8memphis Posted 23 Oct 2017 , 10:34pm
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the place i bought the lusterless luster dust said no refund -- oh well -- whatever --

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remnant3333 Posted 24 Oct 2017 , 6:18pm
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That is terrible that you pay good money for something that is supposed to be gold and it turns green. Doesn't seem fair that they don't stand behind their product. I guess because they know it does not work and stay gold.  So sorry that you had to waste your money on a useless product.  I am sure people here who have used a product that works can tell you the name of the good products and you may be able to order them on line so you will have something that works like it should.  I have never used it so I can't give you any brand names.

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SandraSmiley Posted 25 Oct 2017 , 2:59am
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Oddly enough, I had a green experience today.  I made homemade edible fabric a couple of weeks ago and colored it with Idea Gold dust, which is a bright, shiny gold that I've used for a couple of years.  I've never had any problem with it changing colors, but I noticed that one of the pieces of edible fabric, that started out gold, is now a nice grass green!  It has to be something to do with the chemical compound or ph because I know that dust if fine.

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