Verigated Plastic Color Pours?

[AT Grimaldi]

So I am new to pouring plastics, but have had good success so far.

I am primarily pouring 9" - 15" sluggo-like baits for offshore tuna trolling.

Upto now, most people pull white, pearl, pink etc. The standard color palette.

However, when it comes to their spreader bars, the colors leave the chart and get wild real quick. Attached are some simples of rubber squid used in this fishery.

I am no looking to make those squid. What I was interested in doing is pouring some matching 15" soft baits.

For instance, the first squid on the second picture down, is predominantly pearl/glow in the dark. However, it has bubblegum pink bands cutting across it with glitter all over the place.

How would I pour this?

I was planning on heating up two pyrex cups one of pink and one of the base color, I'll call glow pearl.

I would sprinkle the glitter in the empty mold.

Drizzle or dab on with a chip brush the pink side bars, and then fill up with the glow pearl.

what do you think?

A few other questions.

Would the colors blend where they meet? How can I make those edges sharper?

If I wanted to make a bait out of 6 colors, would I have to have all 6 hot and molten at once for a quick pour, one right after the other or could I let each "layer" set up then pour the next color or layer?

I have to get some more colors in house and make a few more molds. When I get something that warrants attention, I'll post any pics and share my experiences.

many thanks, in advance, for all your replys.

- ATG

[Tubeman]

Many of those squids are hand painted and or airbrushed.

[daveh]

you could use a divided pirex cup with 2 differant colors. i do this with one piece molds and make some wild looking baits. the one white squid with the pink you just pour the white then pour some pink spots on it. you need 2 pirex cups and have them both heated with your colors.

[daveh]

also laminates are easy to pour in one piece molds

[AT Grimaldi]

So basically, what I am getting is the following.

In any one bait there could be upto four (4) colors.

My understanding is that all the plastic has to be hot liquid, at once, for it to all bond together seamlessly.

If that is the case I would have four (4) hot plates going with the four (4) colors I will be using.

1. I pour the belly color.

2. I pour a thing layer for the lateral line

3. I pour the back color.

4. I pour the tail color and/or the top color.

does this sound correct?

Once I get my molds, plastics and burners set up, I'll document with pics.

- ATG

[Garneau Baits]

So basically, what I am getting is the following.

In any one bait there could be upto four (4) colors.

My understanding is that all the plastic has to be hot liquid, at once, for it to all bond together seamlessly.

If that is the case I would have four (4) hot plates going with the four (4) colors I will be using.

1. I pour the belly color.

2. I pour a thing layer for the lateral line

3. I pour the back color.

4. I pour the tail color and/or the top color.

does this sound correct?

Once I get my molds, plastics and burners set up, I'll document with pics.

- ATG

those baits are airbrushed and possibly hand painted like Tubeman said. The pearl and pink one-- I would dip only pearl with some silver holo flake in it utill you get to just about the thickness you want. then I would airbrush or hand paint the pink on it, sprinkle by hand a bit more of your silver holograph flake on it then dip it in clear plastic. Give that a try.