dabskie Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 If your trying to acheive a certain color,,match the hatch so to speak,,is there any way to do it without wasting plastic,,beside using small amouts of plastic and just a drop or two of one color and another,,,trying to get it right,,,and if you get it too dark do you just add more plastic to lighten it up ? For example,,,I'm trying to match the crawfish around here,,,brownish,,with a little tan and maybe a little reddish tint. And if you totaly blow the color,,,What do you guys do with the mix ? I guess what I'm trying to say,,is there anyway to mix and acheive the color you want before adding it to the plastic,,,like in a small glass of milk or some type of clear liquid. Thanks for your help. dabskie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 All of my recipes are based on 4 oz of plastic. It's enough to get a few testing pours and yet it's not a big waste if it doesn't work out. You will have some ruined batches as you get going; but after a while you will be able to look at a color and come up with a mix which will be close enough to get you going in the right direction. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabskie Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 ok,,,thanks nova,,,thats pretty much what I thought ,,,but I figured I'd ask anyway,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 No problem, anytime. Glad to help. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Save the mistakes and use the plastic to make masters for mold making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabskie Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Thanks Smallie,,,,good idea,,,,,and who knows,,,maybe my mistakes might catch fish,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 I would use two onces of plastic,to make enogh for a small batch of tubes.Dip one let it cool remove from rod then check it outdoors in the daylight.adjust your colors,to match.Be very careful to record what amounts of everything you use(MARK IT DOWN).Then when the color is right,just double up to get four onces of the correct color,just multiply by two for as many onces you want..Email me to see how I do my craw tube colors.Saves a bunch of plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Save the mistakes and use the plastic to make masters for mold making. You'd be surprised how many of your mistakes will turn out to be GREAT colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 All good suggestions.... Might be a good idea to search the gallery and find a color thats close. If you PM that member I am pretty sure they will give you the recipe. Another thing to remember is, color roughly cost eight times what plastic does per ounce. If the color is that bad, move on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabskie Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thanks Guys,,,,all good advice,,,,I sent bojon an e-mail ,,I'm sure he could help me with some craw colors,,,your right jmik26,,,plastic is cheaper per ounce than color,,I did go through the cookbook,,,and del's color chart,,,lots of reciepes but no pics of what the color looks like,,might be a good idea for the future,,,when someone post a reciepe ,,to include a pic of the final product. Just a thought,,,,,Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthworm77 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I've kinda been lucky as I think I have an eye for color recipes. My best advice is to pour light. This way you can add a drop of color if you need to....impossible to take one away if you made it too dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TightLine Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 +1 on what earthworm77 says. Start light so you can see where the color is headed. Throw the baits back into melt if they're not right yet. - Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
