Plastic Smell

[Landry]

Do hand poured homemade plastic baits smell more than commercial products?

Assuming I don't burn the plastisol.

Thanks

Landry

[toadfrog]

It all stinks Bro . But dear Lord watch that stuff and don't burn it . No trips to the potty or phone calls while you nuke . It will catch on fire and it will never stop smelling once it does for any lenght of time . Absolutely never douse it with water . If you got babies lock them out . The first thing one will do is walk up and stick a finger in a hot mold of plastic .

[gone2long]

For all intents and purposes yes but how you cook it and what you add to it will obviously change its characteristics. As far as being cloudy it sure sounds like it hasn't gone through all the phases needed before pouring, make sure you are stirring often between time cycles of around 2 minutes each it must reach approximately 350 degrees.

[Kajan]

   Plastisols I have used don't have any smell once cured. Trick is to cure them long enough before packing and you will have good lures that hold der shape and don't have that offensive smell

[mark poulson]

Adding liquid scent to the hot plastic before you pour eliminates the plastic smell, and makes the plastic a little softer.

Once I've gotten the plastic up to 340-350, I add the scent and glitter, reheat if needed to get to 330-340, and pour.

[ipt]

depends on what kind of plastic you buy. dont go over 350 degrees and it shouldnt smell too bad

[DaBehr]

Check with the manufacturer of the plastic you use for the minimum temperature you need to bring the entire batch to (no cold spots!) for it to completely change state...or you will get cloudy baits. For example, for D0-it plastic (formally Caney Creek) it must get to 350+ degrees. 

 

The second issue is at what point does it start to "burn" (turn yellow) which is both temperature and number of reheats dependent. Technically it's not really "burning" ..it's actually the start of a chemical reaction...but it's a good enough definition for us. Your plastic may start to "stink" at this point.

 

If you plastic is really "burning" and producing a lot of smoke, that is a very toxic event and you have an emergency situation that requires evacuation of the area and significant ventilation to eliminate the fumes (PVC can emit highly corrosive and toxic hydrogen chloride when burned.) Google "toxic effects of burning PVC" for more details. Burning PVC is one of the reasons firemen have to wear ventilation masks.We have a LOT of PVC in our homes.

[Landry]

Thanks guys.