Fluke Boy

Right, if anybody would care to try this in the US, this is a color that I have been playing with for some time by buying the plastic baits that I needed, and then melting them down to mold with. Today, I managed to get it right straight away with the virgin plastic, and it's waaaaaaaaaay better, so for those who are interested (let me know if it works for you), this is one of my favorite clean water colors for a 4" senko type bait. 8oz 536 15 drops LC Green Pumpkin 5 tsp fine salt 1/8 tsp .035 LC Copper flake 1/8 tsp .035 LC Purple flake Forgive me if someone has posted this before, I call it "purple peril", hope that it works for you. Regards. FB.

The hardner had settled, mixed for 25 mins this morning threw first batch, tough colour for me as I am still a newb (green pumpkin purple/watermelon red laminate) hey presto! First pour.........150% I am really stoked! Thanks guys. FB.

Thanks to all you fine people, problems solved, and I have poured 450 4"sticks so far today! Thanks once again! FB.

Thanks once again for the help guys, hopefully soon, I will be able to put some pics up of my "children" lol Regards. FB.

Thanks so much guys, I think that the problem is definitely separation, I didn't realize that it did this, and it's been on a ship for 5 weeks so DUHHHHHHHH for me! It's going to be a tricky one, as it is a 5 gallon bucket, would it be ok to mix it with a drill, and a paint mixer attachment, and then once mixed, take some out to keep in a smaller jug and use, and then just repeat as needed? Sorry for all the "newbie" questions, but this will be an expensive mistake for me if I don't do this right! Regards. FB.

Ok, gave it a shot ........... fail! Will it make a significant difference if I have a 1550 watt microwave, or does that not matter? We do not have corn syrup in South Africa, is it the same as normal syrup, ie. honey on a hot day? Thanks. FB

Thanks a lot guys, I will go and try this shortly, just to confirm, I am heating for 2 1/2 minutes straight, or do I take it out periodically, and stir? Thanks again. Fluke Boy.

Greetings to all of you from South Africa. My name is Fluke Boy, and I am a soft plastics pouring addict! Guys, I hope that you can help me, I have been reusing my used plastic in pouring for 4 years now without a problem, I finally took the jump, and ordered some virgin plastic from the US, (we don't have any locally available product) and I can't seem to get my formula for heating right. I am using Lurecraft #536. My procedure: I heat a cup for about 45 seconds to get it to clear, add my colour (dye), glitter and salt powder. (I use about a 70 % plastic, and 30% salt ratio) reheat for 10 seconds, and stir , and then pour, leave to set for a while, and !@#$%^%$#@@! my shapes are perfect, the consistency of the plastic is waaaaaaaay to soft, am I doing something wrong, or is there something that I need to mix in that I don't have? Please help. (P.S. I am using aluminum cnc molds) Any help would be appreciated. Regards. Fluke Boy.