IRon Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm just in the early stages of learning to pour. I've been using Spike-It Pourasol hard with standard colors and worked very well after I got the hang of not scorching it. Tried some pearl white today from them. Heated the new plastic just like always got it to perfect consistency, added a pinch of pearl and it instantly turned onto a thick mess I couldn't pour. Kept heating and stirring, nope. Stayed the same. So after regrouping I added some more virgin plastisol and reheated thinking I could thin it out. Still too thick. Added a little more, still can't pour. Crap. Did I add too much pearl powder? What am I missing? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Not sure of an exact cause - but most people stress to use a "tiny" amount - being a match heads worth. I use about that much with about 12 oz of plastic and haven't had an issue. J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRon Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks, I definitely used more than that. Think I'll scrap that batch and start from scratch. I've got some silver and gold pearl I want to try, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 I add varying amounts of pearl to my plastic depending what effect I want. I have never experienced anything like that, but I don't use hard.plastic. I would call spike-it and run it by them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archery1 Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 this seems odd... never had a problem with pearls.. like said earlier call spike it,, they are GREAT!!!!! you will get it figured out. i never used hard plastic but used medium an soft alot. always add a small amount of pearls cause u cant go back. pearls an hi-lites work best in plastic that has no or little color in it. I hope u get to the bottom of this. I am anxious to hear what really happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRon Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Well, by bad. Apparently it's possible to put too much pearl white powder in the hard Pourasol. Tried it again today being very careful not to overload it and it turned out great. Trial and error, trial and error..... Might try to salvage the failed batch by cutting up a few small pieces and mixing it with some fresh plastic, dunno.... Thanks for the replies and concerns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Glad to hear it was an easy fix..... also - I'd judge how much pearl you like by viewing the bait outside. In my basement with a bunch of fluorescent lights sometimes I can't see the pearl very well... then pull the same bait out of my bag and dunk it in the lake and it's 100% different in color (much stronger). J. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cub48 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 A little pearl goes a long way.My white pearl will look silver if u get too much. Blue pearl is very strong in like monkey milk u have to be careful or they will be blue. Violet is a little weaker but i put it in white so that maybe why it seems weak. Don't have gold but i think it would be strong too. Was reading one post where one guy used a paint can opener for his pearl measure spoon which about a 1/4" wide. Yes u should be able to cut it up and add it to another batch unless u overheated it and turned it yellow. Or just throw all your scraps together to practice with. I am like the others i use medium. Cub48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
