CHIBAITS Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 new to the forum. hey all. Alright I cheated, I used some zoom black ,red flake worms for my first mold pour and wow. went fishing today with new proto -type and 5 fish for 18 1/2 lbs.need to know what plastic ,how much black color,how much red glitterand size.thanx pics to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Best advise is to play with it until you get what you want. Amount of color, glitter, salt, etc... depends on the amount of plastic. If I'm playing with a new color I start off on the light side. If the first pour is'nt the color I'm looking for it goes back into the pan, remelted and more color added. When I get the exact color then I write the formula down. As long as you don't get carried away with your color you can always reuse the plastic. One note about Zoom plastics, they are loaded with salt. I use popcorn salt, un-buttered of course , others on the site use different types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 All kinds of formulas in the sticky at the top of the forum page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 A little bird told me that Zoom uses 3G plastic with 20% salt. As for the color, that's a guessing game. 3G might work good in an injection mold but it sucks for handpouring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 For us "normal folks", 3-G plastic is about 8 bucks per gallon. I'll bet Zoom gets it for half that. Add to it that 20 percent of their mix is a cheap grade salt and you can see why they can sell their 6 inch lizards for 14.00 per 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Any plastic you choose, whether it be Calhouns or MF, you'll be better off than 3G!!! If you caught that many on a zoom mixture, your hand poured, super soft worms will really rock!!! You can play with the glitter and colors but your hand pours will be way softer that zooms stuff!! Plus the fish will hang on a lot longer!!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIBAITS Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Why is 3G plastic so hard to pour?? The only problem I've had, is that when I mix different worms together and melt them down the bottom of the pot is full of salt and it makes clean up hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 3G just sucks in general, I have had it foam, smoke, turn strange colors and even had it burn to a crisp in less than a minute in the microwave,. Incosistent batches, maybe. Inferior product, yes. If you have an injection molder it might work good for you, but I avoid it like a turd on the sidewalk with no shoes on...LoL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
