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[Pure Action Baits]

I am pouring senkos and I poured the first 4 in a purple then when I poured the next for they came out grey. Is this because I'm not using heat stabilizer?

[AZ Fisher]

Did you have glitter in them? If you had glitter and overheated the plastic sometimes the glitter will bleed into the plastisol and change it's color. Silver glitter has done this to me before. my .02

[DaveMc1]

I am pouring senkos and I poured the first 4 in a purple then when I poured the next for they came out grey. Is this because I'm not using heat stabilizer?

 

You're overheating the plastic, get a good thermometer and keep an eye on the temps. Heat stabilizer is already present in the plastic when it is manufactured. 

Edited October 25, 2016 by DaveMc1

[McLuvin175]

Need a lot more information.

1. Are you using glitter?

2. Where did the purple color come from?

3. Are you using salt?

4. Other than color changing, do the baits feel any different than the first batch?

5. open pour or hand injecting?

 

Usually when plastic burns, regardless of the manufacturer, it doesn't turn grey. It will go amber, then dark amber, then reddish, then black, then your in trouble. Even combined with colorants burnt plastic shouldn't produce a grey color. ( at least not in my experience). In actuality too much heat stabilizer will be incompatible and will milk up in the finished bait.

[Pure Action Baits]

The color is lurecraft black grape and the plastic is baitjunkies. I do not add any heat stabilizer and the plastic smelt the same and felt the same. I open pour my senkos and I was using do-it .40 hex glitter

Edited October 25, 2016 by Pure Action Baits

[Frank]

The color is lurecraft black grape and the plastic is baitjunkies. I do not add any heat stabilizer and the plastic smelt the same and felt the same. I open pour my senkos and I was using do-it .40 hex glitter

As said before do you know the temp of your plastic? We know what color overheated non colored plastic is but you can't know what color it is when you add colorant to it. Anything in the blue family will take a lot of different hues when over heated.

[DaveMc1]

Need a lot more information.

1. Are you using glitter?

2. Where did the purple color come from?

3. Are you using salt?

4. Other than color changing, do the baits feel any different than the first batch?

5. open pour or hand injecting?

 

Usually when plastic burns, regardless of the manufacturer, it doesn't turn grey. It will go amber, then dark amber, then reddish, then black, then your in trouble. Even combined with colorants burnt plastic shouldn't produce a grey color. ( at least not in my experience). In actuality too much heat stabilizer will be incompatible and will milk up in the finished bait.

 

I should have been more clear. He didn't necessarily overcook the plastic but rather overcooked the colour. I have found over the years purples are very sensitive to heat, you will almost cook the colour out of it, enough and you could reach a grey with some. 

[smallmouthaholic]

As said before do you know the temp of your plastic? We know what color overheated non colored plastic is but you can't know what color it is when you add colorant to it. Anything in the blue family will take a lot of different hues when over heated.

100% Correct-I'll add w/out a stirring system and accurate temperature monitoring,your June bug will change color quickly. Even w/ a good stirring system you have to know the temp. of your plastic and monitor it religiously Keep it close to 300 after it's in a pouring state.-add a couple of drops of red to your June bug.

[Pure Action Baits]

Thank you everyone!