Big Ray Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 I ordered some gold glitter from lurecraft and I added some to a worm I was trying to make but I noticed that the gold glitter kind of bled into the plastic and made it a yellow color. I am wondering if that ever happened to any of you guys and if it did how do you prevent that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Sounds like maybe you overheated the plastic? Are you reheating much? Does this happen on the first batch? I don't remember ever having a problem with gold flake. You might try a couple things: 1) Add some heat stabilizer to your plastic to keep it from burning 2) Add the gold flake just before you pour instead of mixing in the beginning......assuming you are doing that More molds is also another common answer. If you have to keep reheating due to minimal molds, just about ANY flake will burn or curl over time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbaits Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I have the same problem with Gold and.Silver from lurecraft,first batch is usually good,it all turns white with first reheat,I don't over heat the plastic either,those two colors from lurecraft do not stand up,all the other colors I get from them is fine!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Was it holographic? That stuff shinks. Regular gold is very stable. I get mine from Local Michaels for dirt cheap. Edited August 28, 2014 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ray Posted August 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I have regular gold Monte. I think it is like what prochallenger said. I think I am going to order some gold from another website I am just not that sure what other company would be the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I have gold in several sizes from lurecraft and have never had a problem with it bleeding. If you want to try another brand I like the flake lure works has that I've used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) I had that problem with .015 red flake bleeding. I went to Baitjunky's flake, and no more bleeding. http://www.shopbaitjunkys.com/ Edited August 29, 2014 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Holo flake, purple, some reds are the worst about bleeding for sure. The way I've learned to work around this is to know the temp of your plastic. I use cheap candy thermometers because its what my fiancé uses making candy and they work great. Another way to avoid it is to mix in your glitter right before you're ready to pour. If you use small quantity of plastic and enough molds you can use all that plastic in one heat so you don't have to worry about bleeding flake due to reheats. It's low tech, but after I heat up my plastic in the micro I place it on a towel so it doesn't lose heat to my table and it keeps the plastic warm enough that I can usually fill and refill my injector 2 or 3 times if I work fast enough. The more you practice and learn your equipment the more proficient and time efficient you'll become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cub48 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I have not have any problems bleeding except with some craft stuff i tried it melted. I agree with alsworms sounds like over heating just been thru this i was using a infra red thermometer it was reading correct until it got to 200F after that it would jump up and down i bought a digital candy thermometer that goes up to 450F it takes a little longer to read but i tried it last night and it worked good no turning like i had with the other one. With the infra red my baits looked good with the first shot but the longer it set the yellower it got with no reheating.Last night i shot 10 molds and they stayed clear thru all 10 molds.the others i was having problems with u could see the difference with each shot and i not talking about each reheat. Cub48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ray Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 You know what I think u guys might be right about the overheating. My friend was the one that used it last and I noticed he burned the plastic a few times. I will try using it and I will see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Used 015 LC gold today with no probs. Also used Michaels 040 Gold and purple with no prob. I heat to about 320 with a low power micro. Stir every 15 saec Edited August 31, 2014 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappiesnapper Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 i use M-F Gold glitter it dosent bleed but all glitters I add at the end before pouring . But im not a production pourer just personal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
