Legendary Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hello Guys I have been making lures for a couple of years now and I have been mixing my colors in a gallon container. I just microwave hat I need from that gallon. Well here's where I need some help. For the last 3 months I keep getting three shades of plastic from the gallon container. I mix it throughly every time I pour from it but it still happens. Can someone shine some light on my problem thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Interesting one here. What color are you trying to pour, and what colors are you actually seeing? My first thought was a separation problem, but you said you mixed it thoroughly. Other things that come to mind....... How is it stored? In a cold garage or storage shed? Is it sealed well? Perhaps some moisture has entered your gallon container? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 There are a few things to look into all of what Chris says and this. Colorants will Hard Settle/ pigment is very heavy and settles on the bottom very easily it also gets crusty hard on the bottom over time. My best guess thats that your pigment wasnt mixed in 100%. When doing colors like this its a must that you use a mixer of some sort as just shaking a one galln container just wont surfice. sence thay are in 1 gallon containers there is one slight problem for 99.9% of all the mixers and thats they just wont fit in most of the 1 gallon container hole. so save your plastic shake the heck out of it, turn it upside down for a day and shake it then right side up for a day and shake it. you can put steel ball bearings in it that will help beat up the pigments. then get a 1 gallon container that a small squire mixer will fit in( some of the OJ containers have a bigger opening. but some people are using anti freeze type containers in the 1 and 2 gallon size.) Blues are heavier that greens and reds and yellows, white is a very heavy pigment. anything with pearl in it is also very heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendary Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks guys for your quick responds. It many happens when I use pumpkin seed green. I will get a great pumpkin green color for the top 1/3 then a mild pumpkin green for the middle 1/3rd and a bright green for the bottom 1/3rd. I store the plastic in a shed in 1 gallon storage containers so the opening is about 4-5 inchs big and sealed with just the containers seal. Now that you guys meant moisture, I have noticed a little mositure in my colorant tonight. I appreciate your help and advice if you guys think of anything else I would appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 My best guess is that it is a mixing problem.By stiring really,really, well at the first opening of the new container,and each use,as well(when the level goes down)a good shaking prior to each pour.I always use one gallon containers,and found that a drill extender(12 inch)powered by a electric drill,works great,and fits the small opening.I like the idea of switching to larger mouth jugs,something I will look into. The extender is not connected to any devise at the end.The set screw holes seam to get it done. I hate mixing large batches of color,because I know glitter can bleed color into the plastic,one of my favorite colors depends on the fadeing of the copper glitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 My question is why are you mixing such a large amount of plastic/color at one time? www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendary Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I use one gallon containers just because it's easier, I thought, to ensure I have the same colors over the same year. But I guess I might be wrong. I also use a drill to stir my plastic in the begining but switch to a plastic spoon after the first pour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 If you want to have consistant colors than you have to develop a recipie book and only mix it as you need it. Make sure when you do your recipies that you use even numbers for the plastic volumn so that you can 1/2 it or double it without creating problems with the color amounts. eg: 4oz plastic. There are lots of recipies in the sticky that will help. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thill Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 A lot of colors fade/change after being mixed for a while. Especially greens, in my experience. -TH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
