Lucid_Vax Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 I have a giant bottle of non-tarnish gold colored glitter but I don’t know if I can use it. Can I? Do I need a certain kind? Please help! Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Yeah, craft store glitter tends to curl, bleed, and fade when heated. Personally, I wouldn't use it if that's where it came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Vax Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Driftwood said: Yeah, craft store glitter tends to curl, bleed, and fade when heated. Personally, I wouldn't use it if that's where it came from. This is what it looks like: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 If it's metal it may be a problem in a microwave. Ask the manuf. if it's microwave safe. Most of the glitters I see on plastisol suppliers websites are polyester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 2 hours ago, mark poulson said: Most of the glitters I see on plastisol suppliers websites are polyester. Nailed it. If it doesn't say polyester, I wouldn't use it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Vax Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 37 minutes ago, alsworms said: Nailed it. If it doesn't say polyester, I wouldn't use it. Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonMinnow Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 You'll know if it's incompatible with a microwave if it bleeds and shrinks besides the catching on fire thing, blackening the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Add it after you have your colored plastic heated & ready to go. I have had some craft store glitter that done fine doing it this way. I also have had some that when i added the glitter it was red, but when demolding it was gold. Buying the right stuff to begin with is the best, but you aren't risking a microwave fire by adding it after heating to see if it will work & you can come up with some different looking baits easily too. I will say though that i haven't used anything, but lureworks glitter or colorant in quite a while too. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
