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Yeah sorry that was me!

I thought that was the answer but immediately after posting I saw a major flaw....it didn't work.....or I didn't think it did!

The solution I now have now may also work...

Do the same thing.....copy merged, and paste into the image, set to 'Lighten' blend mode. (Others may work better....give em a try)

If you have any part of the smoke that loses its colour then add a 'Colour Overlay layer Style' to the smoke and use the same gradient you used for the original smoke.

This should reinforce the colours. You can also change the blend mode of that style too...and the opacity....a whole heap off stuff really.....just play around with it......something may just 'Click'.

Sorry about deleting the earlier post, but if it works then great!.....even if you did think it was 'Hackish'...

Regards.

MrTom.