Little man baits Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Hi everyone so I just finishised my first pour pretty happy about it but there are bubbles In the worms. Any way of avoiding this. Any help would be great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 give us a little more info on your pouring process hand pour,, microwave,, stiring plastic w/ ?,, using salt ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little man baits Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Sorry bass-boys. I am doing hand pour and using a hot plate and using salt. Hope this helps Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscandy92040 Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Stirring too much? What type of plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurizio Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 salt that is not dry enough causes bubbles too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 You are most probably introducing the bubbles yourself. Things that might help: salt first to remove moisture stir don't whip use a metal butter knife as oppsed to wood. before pouring let bubbles rise to top, skim off or wave a flame over to pop them. Have patience you'll figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Are you talking about small air bubbles, or larger air pockets. Can I assume you are pouring sticks? Are they near the top? When I first started pouring sticks, I was getting voids/air pockets near the head. Make sure you top off the mold helps get rid of them. ...Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Dakotakole, try heating your plastisol before you add your salt. If when you add your salt, it starts bubbling, then Maurizio is right, it is the moisture in the salt that's causing your bubbles. This is a common problem. Just because you can't see the moisture does not mean that it's not in the salt. An easy way to solve this problem is to put your salt on a baking pan put it in the oven for an hour or so on 150-200 degrees and dry it very well. If your salt clumps up when heating, then you definitely have moisture in it. Use a thin mesh bag full of rice to keep in your salt container to help keep the moisture down, but you may still have to dry it out before you use it. Let us all know how this works out for you. If this doesn't work, there's enough guys on here that will help you get over this hurdle and get your pouring where you'd like it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
