Adding Hardener?

[joelhains]

I just bought another 5 gallons of plastic. Jacobs baits has a 5 gallon bucket for $99 but they are out of regular soft which is what I usually buy so I got Super Soft instead. Question is: how much hardener do you add to super soft to get the same firmness as Regular Soft? Also...I'm using MF plastic.

Thanks

[Bassinfool]

Depends on how you plan on adding it in.  If you're planning on adding it to the entire 5 gallons it shouldn't be more than a few ounces at most, per cup I wouldn't expect anymore than a capful at a time.  Hardener stiffens up the plastic pretty quick so it doesn't take much at all.  I would definitely suggest experimenting with it first, you may even have luck calling them and asking what ratio you should use to get the softness you're looking for.  I personally use super soft for most of my plastics and they're still plenty durable for catching a handful of fish as long as they're not toothy!

[wallyc14]

I use bait junkies plastic for it it is10 percent to make med to hard

[wallyc14]

I would say soft to med is the same

[mark poulson]

I would do a test with small amounts of the plastic to see what I need to add to get it to my idea of soft.  Then use that for the rest of my plastic.  Personally I would add it as I use it, instead of doing the whole 5 gallons, so I'd have some super soft available if I needed it.