catfishhunter2190 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I'm new to pouring soft plastic and I'm haveing issues with a couple of colors my watermelon seed is turning a brown color I dont heat it very long and it dont go past 350 and my Florida grape I have is more like an electric blue and the more color I add it almost looks black with a red hue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 You mention colors like they are all the same. But that is so far from the truth it is not even funny. If you know it is not an over heating problem them it just might be what you believe the color should look like. It takes a long time to find color you like or believe to be the right color. Not a bad thing but it just might take awhile to find them. And with that you will eventually end up with colors you may never use. Then you will find out that color strength is all over the place too. Not that it is a bad thing but when you use say one black and get a nice smoke color you might buy another suppliers black and it won’t be the same. If this all seems a bit overwhelming that’s because it is when it comes to colors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 If you are adding flake, that may be part of the problem. I had trouble with my watermelon/red flake turning into brownish with orange flake. Leonard at Bait Junky's told me that was probably due to flake that wasn't heat resistant. I tried heat resistant flake, and the problem went away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishhunter2190 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Iv been buying all my flake from do it or lure works 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyc14 Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Your colors will change when you add flake . Watermelon green will turn brown when you add red flake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 try the color with no flake ,, just to see if it is the flake or not . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Linnell Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 What plastic are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishhunter2190 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 I was useing do it then I switched to dead on just to see if it helped and it didnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitjunkys Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 FTR, Several colors will change when they cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 The way I do this is add color to cold plastic, count the drops you add. heat plastic until it turns over. Add more color if needed. Add flake and stir make sure the temperature is what you want and pour. Heating flake can make a real mess of your color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 also always make sure your color is well shaken then shake again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishhunter2190 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thanks everyone for the ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) On 3/21/2019 at 5:41 PM, Baitjunkys said: FTR, Several colors will change when they cool. Yes they will.When i was first starting I called Leonard thinking i may have been over heating my baitjunkys plastic when the lureworks uv 193 i was using was turning a pretty nice red color & he assured me that when it cured it would be the color i wanted & it was. Edited March 31, 2019 by Les Young 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_Wil Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Something else to consider is the number of re-heats on the same plastic if you're doing multiple shots. Initial heat, Shoot baits, Re-heat, Shoot next round, Re-heat, Shoot another round, etc..etc... This can change colors (and plastic) a lot as the heat stabilizer begins to "wear off" after multiple reheats of the same plastic, especially if you're pushing the upper end of the temps each time. I've had this happen to my watermelon seed shots before. I added a bit of head stabilizer to my second re-heat (just a dash) and I've not had the issue happen again. I don't know if it was this that fixed it, but no more changes after multiple shots and re-heats on the same plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishhunter2190 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 I accidentally left my colors out side in the garage and the temps got down around 5 or 10 degrees will this affect it like normal dos if it freezes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanmc Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 I don't know if it would freeze since it's oil based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 hours ago, catfishhunter2190 said: I accidentally left my colors out side in the garage and the temps got down around 5 or 10 degrees will this affect it like normal dos if it freezes it will be fine . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 3:39 PM, catfishhunter2190 said: I accidentally left my colors out side in the garage and the temps got down around 5 or 10 degrees will this affect it like normal dos if it freezes Mine stays in my unheated garage all of the time & i have never had a single problem. Shake or stir it up good to get the pigment mixed up good where it has sat & separated & you'll be fine. I stir mine with a welding rod that i have removed the flux & wire brushed to get it clean. After this i shake it good to mix & it's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
