ghost808 Posted November 15, 2010 Posted November 15, 2010 Hey i was just wondering how to prime a star?Like in detail about how to do it?
Xtreme Pyro Posted November 15, 2010 Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) Hey i was just wondering how to prime a star?Like in detail about how to do it? Well it really depends on the kind of star your using. Typically charcoal based streamers, and glitters are just primed with a thin coat of meal powder. I usually just add about 5% red gum to my meal powder and use that as the prime, the red gum isn't necessary but it helps the prime stick better since its solvent is alcohol. After your stars are dry put them in a container and spray the stars with denatured alcohol and put a teaspoon of prime on the stars while shaking the container around a bit to evenly coat them. Keep on repeating this process until you have a thin coat of prime. Edited November 15, 2010 by Xtreme Pyro
50AE Posted November 15, 2010 Posted November 15, 2010 A good and avaible method to prime stars is to hand roll them in a round bowl. Small batches are easy to do (100-400g) and it's done fast. Spray and powder, as you do with a regular star roller. This way you will obtain thick coats of prime and edges of cut stars will be rounded.
ghost808 Posted November 15, 2010 Author Posted November 15, 2010 Oh well my stars are Veline..Do i "have" to use a veline superprime or is there other methods...Would just normal black powder be good enough to prime it?
ghost808 Posted November 15, 2010 Author Posted November 15, 2010 Actually no i'm just using normal metallic parlon bound stars..And according to pyro guide it says i need a two step hot prime..The first veline super and the second just bp...How does this work
Bonny Posted November 16, 2010 Posted November 16, 2010 Actually no i'm just using normal metallic parlon bound stars..And according to pyro guide it says i need a two step hot prime..The first veline super and the second just bp...How does this work Pretty much the way it's said... in two steps. You can (usually) use a mix of the star comp and BP (~50/50) and then a layer straight BP. Alternately, you can use a hot prime, like veline or similar, followed by a layer of meal powder (BP).
Peret Posted November 16, 2010 Posted November 16, 2010 Veline prime is highly ignitable. I've had occasions where it burnt off without lighting all the stars (barium nitrate greens), but never one where the prime failed to light. I think an outside coat of BP is unnecessary waste.
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