Ed Brabant Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I poured about a gallon of plastic yesterday and one thing I noticed was as you all know when you use salt you need to add a ton more coloring. Is is possiable to dye the salt? Just as a few base colors blue, green, pumpkin and perhaps a motor oil. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 The big problem I can forsee is the color not absorbing evenly in the salt. This would cause color inconsistancy in the final product. Shortcuts are fine as long as you can control them. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Ed, I haven't thought of dying the salt, but I am thinking of using smoked or flavored salt. Maybe I'll pick some up this week. I just did a search for the stuff, Ouch that stuff is pricey especially the sea salt. Maybe I won't get some this week. Edited July 21, 2008 by Basseducer add info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I have put scent into the salt and it worked out well. Dying the salt sounds like a good idea if you can get it to absorb evenly like Nova said...Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troul Hawk Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Maybe adding the coloring while running the salt through a blender, like Daveh shows in his video http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/soft-plastics-how/13945-pouring-stick-baits.html Never done it, but I would think this would help in making a uniform color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Nova the inconsistancy might make a nice bait. If you used clear plastic and the salt didn't bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I think that the color will bleed out into the plastic. The inconsistancy I was talking about was from one batch to another. You could wind up with a slightly different color each time. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
