Les Young

I really like baitjunkys & they claim it is calhouns. It is some good stuff for sure.I haven't had any hardpack or any other problems with it whatsoever.

I may be wrong, but I thought Leonard at baitjunkys did.

You need to be easy when shaking plastisol. To hard & to much can definitley cause bubbles in it. Been there done that. These guys will help you figure it out for sure.

By the mold for you most used lure. Get colorant, glitter & plastisol & Pyrex cups & have at it. True is can be an expensive, but it's a very addictive & rewarding hobby. Spikeit outdoors, lurecraft, baitjunkys.com are all good to deal with molds glitter & colorant & there are plenty more. Actually there is a sticky at the top of the soft plastics page for you to look through too.

Thanks guys

will it be tougher, softer or about the same? Thanks

A buddy gave me a gallon of MF regular. How will it be compared to baitjunkys medium ? Thanks

I finally figured the turning red issues out with spikeits violet 193 colorant. I stayed with the same exact recipie which was 6 drops in 4 ounces of plastic. Then heated for 1 minute & stirred then heated for 15 seconds & stirring & then heating another 15 seconds & stirring again, but then after thinking about it being heat sensitive like some of you all said i threw it in very cold ice water as soon as i took it out of the mold. Within 2 minutes i saw a huge difference with way less of a red tint. I hung the baits up in my unheated garage & in a couple of hours when i looked at them again they looked completely normal with a good dark body which let the glitter look exactly like it does with every other color i make & the appendages have a kind of ultraviolet purple look i was wanting.I actually thought about trashing this colorant because it was driving me out of my mind lol , but i was bound & determined to do everything i could to figure it out & glad i did. Thanks guys for all the help & suggestions. I appreciate it.

Mcluvin, thanks & I'll try that. I have heated plastic & added colorant & glitter afterwords. This is 6 drops in 4 ounces so I'll try 4 to see if it helps.I'll try about a match head ofblack or blue as I still want the violet look in the tails. The bronzing has to be it because like I said this has been the only colorant period that has done this & I've made some very off the wall colors for buddy's using all of the basic colors & with the colorants like all variations of purple, junebug, reds,blue,blacks, greens whites etc and none have done anything remotely like this. Oh well back to the old mixing bench. Lol. Thanks

Digital thermometer said 340. If I'm over heating why doesn't the glitter curl in any other colors I make? Just doesn't make sense to me that I can shorten heat cycles & stir more often & it turns red. I honestly don't think I'm doing any thing wrong. I know if I can't get it figured out I'll thrash it as it's the only one I've had any problem whatsoever with including black grape & junebug 125. Just makes no sense to me. Thanks guys.

I have the junebug 125 & it's perfect life every other color every time.

Mark, may not be showing up good in pic. It is a chocolateish red instead of a violet look. Frank tried it & said it turned on him at 380. I never got close to that today when I tried it. It did get to 340 though. If I use more colorant it get very red. I've tried colorant after heating & it still happens. It will be red tinted when taking out of mold even on the first shot & it gets worse as I shout more. I'm honestly wondering if this bottle has something wrong with it as nothing I do stops it whatsoever.

Made with 4 ounces plastic,6 drops spikeit violet 193. Heat forb1 minute & stir them 15 seconds & stir & then 15 seconds & stir. No matter how I do it this colorant always turns red like this. I've tried several different heat cycles & always the same. Sometimes way worse. I'm wondering if something is wrong with it as nothing else does this whatsoever using the same exact cycle & this is red tinted in 1 minute. Thanks

Thanks Al

I usually only heat fresh plastic for 1.5 minutes. How do you prevent sprue from getting darker when remelting as some of mine do it pretty bad. Also spikeits violet 193 is the worst color i've saw for turning red & sometimes very bright red even when heating fresh plastic for 1.5 minutes . Would stabilizer help or how would i be able to avoid it happening? Thanks

I just ordered a quart of heat stabilizer from lurecraft so i can reheat some of my older sprue. As far as new fresh plastisol goes would it be reccomended to add some to each gallon jug that i have on hand? Also how much per gallon would be good with this brand if doing it this way to get multiple reheats? Thanks

You mean you're suppose to be able to save money doing this? lol

I have a bass tackle baby brush hog mold & it is top notch. I really like it. Check it out.

Yep you'll go through the plastic pretty quickly & be ordering 5 gallon at a time at least. When i started i ordered 2.5 gallon from spike it. Went through it very fast then ordered 5 more gallon. Then 5 gallon from bait junkys & i'm almost out of my last gallon & spring fishing is about to start so i getting ready to give Leonard a call to order 5 more gallon. If i hadn't been working 6 days a week it would have been more. Don't ask how many pounds of glitter & how many pints of colorant i've ordered. Did i mention how many molds i've bought & still not done? lol

I orderd a mold february 2nd & got an order confirmation within a couple of minutes. Last thing i've heard from him too. I know i'll get it though eventually. lol

Yep & molds are the same way. You'll start out with one or two & the next thing you know you'll have a big roll around tool box full of them. Well at least I do. Lol

I have the basic colors, but for something I use every time I fish I also have junebug, green pumpkin, watermelon etc. I will make those as light or as dark as I want them & sometimes add a drop or two of a basic color to tweak it if desired. I add whatever flake I want to the junebug, watermelon & green pumpkin depending on when I'm using them wether clear & bright sunlight, cloudy, dark or moonlight nights. They're really is no end to what you can do with a few bottles of colorant & glitter.

I like spike it myself, but have had lurecraft & never had any problem with melting whatsoever.

My next order from baitjunkys will have some of their hard in it. That way you can either use straight hard or mix hard & medium to your preference to suit yourself. Spikeit is good stuff too.. I like both, but baitjunkys has the best price you will find anyywhere for 5 gallons. I would call Leonard at baitjunkys or spikeit & tell them exactly what you're wanting as both will go the extra mile to try to help & both products are top notch too.