drockcrestwood Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Newbie here. Need help figuring out how to keep color consistent between pours. Pouring small batches. Pyrex cup in a microwave. Starting with 16ozs of plastic. When I started I was throwing the spro back in the cup and remelting every other shot. The color degraded quickly and became very dull so I started throwing the spro in a separate cup and not remelting any of it so I was reheating a lot less and I got a very consistent color for as many baits as I could shoot for 16ozs. I liked the color so much I wanted to double the batch. Well, I've got all this already colored plastic, so I topped off the cup with new plastic and remelted the plastic from the 1st pour, I knew I would have to add some color and thought I had it pretty close but upon curing, what I came out with, was, I had 1 batch of great looking color and 1 batch of a much duller color. So my question is, when do I get to use all this plastic from other pours and how do I get a consistent color if I do? Any help is greatly appreciated. I think I'm getting addicted to plastic! Thanks Drock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Big question, what color? Darker colors usually dont have this problem... With lighter colors, heat stabilizer will help a lot I usually pour until the cup is low (keeping spru's aside) then throw the spru's in and remelt for a few more pours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynesgto Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I keep it to small batches. 4 or 8 ounces. I write down my recipe so I can keep.it consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 May be overheating your plastic. Also, if you're using flake it may be bleeding during your reheats giving you a different color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camrynekai Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 This is a good way to keep track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyeking Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I seem to have better luck with reheats if I cut the peices smaller so the plastic can heat more evenly. I do 8 oz at most though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
