squigster Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I have a question regarding reheating clear plastic. I am fairly new to all of this so bare with me. I heated some plastic the other night and just wanted to make some clear baits. The first pours came out really clear like I wanted them and then the remaining plastic in the cup cooled as usual. I reheated the plastic for 15 seconds, stirred(still a little gooey) Then reheated for another 15 seconds stirred and poured. The plastic then had a slight yellow tint to it almost a light amber. Did I burn it? Can you reheat clear plastic or is it toast after the first batch? Any thoughs would be appreciated. I hope to contribute something to the forum here soon other than picking your guys brains for info. I am so addicted to making baits it is scary. LOL I think I spent more in POP and plastic and glitter and coloring than I probably would have in buying baits in a whole year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Yes you slightly over heated it. When you reheat (microwave) do it in short bursts. If you heat it too long at one time it will turn on you. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampBaits Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 After to many reheats clear plastic will start to turn on ya....not your fault, just the nature of using clear plastic! You can add some color to it and it should turn out just fine though, if you're wanting to save the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks guys. I appreciate it. Is there any certain brands that hold up to this better than the other? or are they all pretty much the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Years ago we tried all the brands of plastic. LC worked out pretty good for us minus the settling problem which doesn't bother us. However, I think all brands will burn to some extent if heated to long. Try some stabilizer, that will help. We use it on all of our lighter and clear colors. It won't make the plastic invincible but it will get you 2 or 3 more reheats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senkosam Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 The you reheat, the more yellow or amber the tinge in clear. Like JMik said, heat stabilzer works to a degree, but any temp over 350 is going to result in amber plastic when reheated. I try to pour at 300 or less and note that the tinge is less even after 2 repours. LC and M-F seem to be the best IMO; others like Ozark also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
