Les Young Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Using 15 drops junebug 125, 3 drops violet 193 & 3 drops black 103 from spikeit for junebug. By the time plastic goes from thin to thick to thin again it gets a red tint. Why because the other brand plastic I used before didn't? I' trying to get the exact colors as I was making for several buddy's & the only thing that has changed us the brand of plastic. Both are medium as we'll. any suggestions? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 you're over heating the plastic. Only time I have seen Junebug do that. Get a thermometer ASAP and keep an eye on your temps 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Try heating and stiring in shorter intervals. Like every 15 secs once its close. Baitjunkies (Calhouns plastic) is usually better for not burning then others. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Dave, I got it a little better , but I have to add color & glitter before heating or by ghe time it goes from thin to thick to then again it's to late. I'm only hearing 6 ounces in a 1 ounce cup for just over 2 minutes. Funny thing is that junebug does it, but green pumpkin is fine. Why & what makes the difference? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Dead Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Just a thought. There is red in the June Bug colorant, are you getting that stuff mixed well enough? That Spike it will settle and it requires some major shaking. Do you have the nuts and bolt in the bottom to help when you shake it? Encourage you to add the colorant prior to heating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Ron, no on the nuts & bolts. I do shake it very thourougy though & am adding colorant before heating. I even melted down some leftover sprue I had made awhile back from spike it that I tore into small pieces & it turned out great. I know this plastic gets way thicker than the spike it did in the same amount of time & I have to heat it longer for it to thin enough to use. Not knocking it in any way. I just can't figure out how to handle it any other way. Doing green pumpkin the color stays great by the way & it has set longer than any of the other colors. Just don't understand what causes the difference myself from one brand to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Dave, I got it a little better , but I have to add color & glitter before heating or by ghe time it goes from thin to thick to then again it's to late. I'm only hearing 6 ounces in a 1 ounce cup for just over 2 minutes. Funny thing is that junebug does it, but green pumpkin is fine. Why & what makes the difference? Thanks It's just the nature of the beast. Purples will fade when you over heat them. Other colours do this too, colours like green pumpkin, black, watermelon, darker colours are far more stable. USE YOUR THERMOMETER when cooking these colours. Your eyeballs can't tell temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Just a thought. There is red in the June Bug colorant, are you getting that stuff mixed well enough? That Spike it will settle and it requires some major shaking. Do you have the nuts and bolt in the bottom to help when you shake it? Encourage you to add the colorant prior to heating. All colourant settles and Spike-It's colourant doesn't take any more shaking than the rest. When you over heat any purple they tend to fade to a lighter more reddish tint. Edited July 6, 2016 by DaveMc1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Yep Keinsrd thinks that's ghe case. I have a digital thermometer & it only got to 322, but also noticed mold may be getting to hot as a little over pour on the sprue looked perfect, but when taken out of the mold the actual lure had the reddish tint. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBuff Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 If you're pouring under artificial light it will affect the color you see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 I figured it out. Itvwas the violet 193. With just one drop it would get a very deep red tint. I left it out & it done fine multiple times. Put one drop of it back in & the red tint returned. Thanks guys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
