jimcline Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hey guys, I have some old Lurecraft bottles of plastic that I've had for years. I got away from pouring plastic for awhile but have decided to get back into it again and I'm wondering if this old plastic has a shelf life to it or is it going to be okay. Thanks, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 I'm sure if you turn over the bottle you'll see that it's separated. If you can mix it back in it might work. Mix the heck out of it and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Jim I feel that it should be OK ... I had some .. not Lurecraft but some from Southern Plastic that was at least 35 years old .. took a lot of mixing as it had really setteled out ... worked fine. Let us know how it turns out with You. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Now that's world record class re-mixing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Thanks guys, I checked and there was quite a bit of seperation. I shook it up a little and it evened out so I imagine if I really mix it well it should be fine. Thanks again, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 take a somting and scrap the bottom of the jug. it settles and you have to scrap it off the bottom then shake real good:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thanks guys, I checked and there was quite a bit of seperation. I shook it up a little and it evened out so I imagine if I really mix it well it should be fine. Thanks again, JIM This summer I took a gallon of lurecraft that I bought in 2002 and revived it. I dumped half the gallon into an empty windshield washer gallon jug (very nice container for storing plastic, don't throw them out) and mixed the white paste in the bottom of the jug with a large screw driver. Then I put it next to the door going out of the basement. Everytime I went through that door, I picked it up and shook it for 30 seconds or so. It took a while but eventually it broke up and the bottom of the original jug was clean. Then I put the removed liquid back in and it was good to go. It took some work but I saved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) "Smallie" You had it a little easier than I did. The Old that I had was in a 5 gal. "Metal Pail" with only a "Pouring Spout" ... had to chisle the top open .. pour out over 1/2 of it into another pail and "Dig" the sediment up with a broom handle .. then got the old drill out with a paint mixer and started adding a little at a time from the liquid to the sediment and gradually mixed it .... it took a while but got it done ...put it in to Gallon Milk Jugs ... it still setteles out real easy (did years ago as well with the different ones I used ... Flexible Products, Mann's, Southern Plastic and the one I used the most who was doing it on the side .. Bob Pasley who was a chemist and was the one that was in with Bill Stembridge prior to the Fliptail ... they called it PANDY PICKS ... Tom Mann also got his from Bob as well ... that is until he made his big move) .... The Plastic mix has come a long ways since the "Old Days" .... (You notice I said "Old Days" not "Good Old Days" although there are some things that were the "Good Old Days" that we will never have back and some of you will never know the difference even if we told you all about it) .... By the way I have some of the old coloring and that has been a real challange .. most of it was cans of "Paste" and I have been making an effort to salvage some of it and mix with worm oil so that it will be easier to use ... Talk about formulas .. we really had to do some tricks with what we had to work with back then (60's & 70's is when I did most of this.) Try mixing Blue and Red for Purple and make it come out the same every time using "Paste" .... There were a lot of us that had Black that would "Bleed" purple as we had goofed and just remelted and colored it black. Sorry about the "Novel" JSC Edited December 16, 2008 by JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 "Smallie" You had it a little easier than I did.The Old that I had was in a 5 gal. "Metal Pail" with only a "Pouring Spout" ... had to chisle the top open .. pour out over 1/2 of it into another pail and "Dig" the sediment up with a broom handle .. then got the old drill out with a paint mixer and started adding a little at a time from the liquid to the sediment and gradually mixed it .... it took a while but got it done ...put it in to Gallon Milk Jugs ... it still setteles out real easy (did years ago as well with the different ones I used ... Flexible Products, Mann's, Southern Plastic and the one I used the most who was doing it on the side .. Bob Pasley who was a chemist and was the one that was in with Bill Stembridge prior to the Fliptail ... they called it PANDY PICKS ... Tom Mann also got his from Bob as well ... that is until he made his big move) .... The Plastic mix has come a long ways since the "Old Days" .... (You notice I said "Old Days" not "Good Old Days" although there are some things that were the "Good Old Days" that we will never have back and some of you will never know the difference even if we told you all about it) .... By the way I have some of the old coloring and that has been a real challange .. most of it was cans of "Paste" and I have been making an effort to salvage some of it and mix with worm oil so that it will be easier to use ... Talk about formulas .. we really had to do some tricks with what we had to work with back then (60's & 70's is when I did most of this.) Try mixing Blue and Red for Purple and make it come out the same every time using "Paste" .... There were a lot of us that had Black that would "Bleed" purple as we had goofed and just remelted and colored it black. Sorry about the "Novel" JSC Thanks for all the replys guys. I'm sure I can get this stuff straightened out sooner or later. I wonder if a paint mixer might work okay? I have access to one and may give it a try. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pernluc Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 take it to a paint store and have them sahke it, Let is sit of a day or so the have at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Don't put it in a paint shaker if it's in a gallon plastic jug. The jug could break apart and make mess like you've never seen before. Stir; scrape and shake it till you think it's all mixed up; then do it all again and you will be fine. I think the half life on this stuff is like 100 years; lol. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
