guertin83 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Are there any colorants that are available for purchasing at local shops or stores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Are there any colorants that are available for purchasing at local shops or stores? wood stains are AWSUM oil base paints ie oil paints wax colors from hobby stores, the liquid wax colors work best but the chunks of dye also work just need to be mixed very well. pretty much anything that Doesnt contain water works. Crayons in a Pinch Delw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBaits Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 That is interesting Del. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 That is interesting Del. Thanks! when I first started pouring I used candle dyes on the wood stains we were buying a few colors from one company ( our root beer) and it had a hazzard lable on it, when I opened it it smelled familiar. April quite selling it due to it would need a hazzord fee via UPS. anyway I was in the guys shop next door re making his wood router machine and I smelt that smell again. asked him what it was and he said wood stain sure enough it was and worked just the same. it only takes 1-2 drops per cup too so you dont need alot, and there are a ton of colors that are not offered in coventional colorants. The rest I picked up by customers and on this forum so I tossed them in as well. The oil paint one was pretty cool but I have found the colors are more opaque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse1378 Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) go buy the big box of crayola crayons. heat up the plastic like normal then slowly shave and mix until the desired transarency. it's what i use when i dont have a colorant. works great. and no its doesnt effect the bait in any way. Edited December 30, 2010 by jesse1378 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guertin83 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thanks fellas for all the pointers. I am down to dark colors and need some light colored colorant but dont want to wait for shipping. What are some of the nationally known stores you guys can get these from. Craft stores? Hardware stores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guertin83 Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I found a kick azz oil paint set at walmart for 7$. 14 tubes of paint has almost 2 of every color in dark/light shades. My fist attempt at a watermelon color using the paints was dead on. I poured some jig trailers and was able to match the color of the jig probably 98% perfectly. The stuff works wonders and is less than $0.60 a tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan3 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I found a kick azz oil paint set at walmart for 7$. 14 tubes of paint has almost 2 of every color in dark/light shades. My fist attempt at a watermelon color using the paints was dead on. I poured some jig trailers and was able to match the color of the jig probably 98% perfectly. The stuff works wonders and is less than $0.60 a tube. I am going to check that out! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoneFroggin Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 This is a really helpful topic. Thanks Del, Jesse, and guertin for your responses, as they were especially helpful. I have another question though... Does anyone know where to get glitters that can be used in a microwave for soft plastics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
