mubot Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Hi all, im just getting into this hobby of making my own soft baits, and i've got a quick question... How do you go about making a solid color worm, grub, etc like the soft baits you get with a beetlespin? all of the plastics i see are clear, and since i have no experience i can only go by my own assumption that adding colorant would simply tint the clear and i would end up with a transparent / translucent style bait rather than the solid colors like you find on a beetle spin / crappie magnet / etc ... i know these also come in the translucent colors but i cant think of another comparison to explain what im going for do they make a white plastic that you add your colors to? --- ya know, like how ya mix paint...get the white base and then add your color to taste.... or is it as simple as "add enough color to clear and it wont be translucent"? thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBarlow Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Colorant comes in opaque and transparent. You use the opaque colorant. Look on the retailers web site for a color chart. You should be able to tell which are opaque and which are transparent by the color chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) JBarlow beat me to it. Edited September 15, 2017 by Basseducer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cami Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 At least, there are two other options: powder pigments, and I buy them from Art Craft Shops http://breizhbaits.com/WordPress3/tutoriel-fabriquer-ses-leurres-fluorescents-avec-les-pigments-true-color-pigment-fluo/ crayons and oil pastels With these two different systems perhaps is easier to obtain solid color. Bye Cami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 And no, they do not make a "white plastic" but they do have white pigment, and it is always opaque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mubot Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Opaque colorant...duh makes sense! Lol thanks for all the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plastics Man Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Usually, if I want a " Solid color" I add colorant after cooking virgin plastisol. Works well with liquid colors. Liquid white added "Hot" will also solidify whatever color you have added however you'll need compensate to achieve your intended result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
