DiggersJigTails Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 I recently found out that M-F Plastics is no longer selling their changeable motor oil colorant. I know that many versions of motor oil exist and am wondering if anyone could share whose version (e.g. Do-it, Spike It, etc.) of motor oil you prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Fishing Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 MF has been unable to source one of the key components in their Motor Oil color. Last we spoke with them, they were still working on reformulating it, but hadn't come up with anything they were happy with. We haven't found any alternatives that are very close to MF's version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 6, 2021 Report Share Posted October 6, 2021 Do you have a picture of the motor oil you want? There’s many versions and a picture could help a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggersJigTails Posted October 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 I'm looking for the pictured version of motor oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 Start with a chartreuse dye like lureworks 107 then add a purple. The purple they use to use is not available anymore. Start with a 50/50 mix. Use a small amount to achieve the color in the pic. The more you use the more green it will get. I know this sounds weird but it is how it is made. Try it and find out. On a side note I did not say what exact purple to use but test out what you have and see what comes out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggersJigTails Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 Thanks for the tip! I'll give the mentioned motor oil recipe a try and will report back with results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBuff Posted October 10, 2021 Report Share Posted October 10, 2021 You can thank our wonderful Gov't for this as it was they that banned the use of one of main ingredients. I caught wind of this early enough to purchase several pints of the "old" motoroil colorant. The main difference is the "old" had a red tint vs a brown tint when exposed to natural light. This happened quite a while back so newer bait makers don't know there was something different. I use motoroil pretty regular when I'm trying to affect colors in combination and it doesn't take much. Grasshopper is one of my favorite mixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 11:32 AM, JBuff said: You can thank our wonderful Gov't for this as it was they that banned the use of one of main ingredients. I caught wind of this early enough to purchase several pints of the "old" motoroil colorant. The main difference is the "old" had a red tint vs a brown tint when exposed to natural light. This happened quite a while back so newer bait makers don't know there was something different. I use motoroil pretty regular when I'm trying to affect colors in combination and it doesn't take much. Grasshopper is one of my favorite mixes. Which chemical did they ban? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I would like to know about it too. I was talking about a pigment that I heard ran out. The one to make the purple that Spikeit use to have called purple 123. They have another one that is on the red side I think it is purple 204. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBuff Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 1:50 PM, mark poulson said: Which chemical did they ban? I have no idea which I was informed and searched out "old" colorant for a period of time and accumulated what I have now. The most notable difference is the color of the flakes I use with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, JBuff said: I have no idea which I was informed and searched out "old" colorant for a period of time and accumulated what I have now. The most notable difference is the color of the flakes I use with it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Catignani Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 1:32 PM, JBuff said: The main difference is the "old" had a red tint vs a brown tint when exposed to natural light... We use to call the red tint motor oil "STP" motor oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 We use to call the green color Quaker state motor oil. It has always been a red brown green color just depends on how much colorant is used. On 10/23/2021 at 1:49 PM, Chris Catignani said: We use to call the red tint motor oil "STP" motor oil. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Catignani Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 Does anyone have a recipe for the motor-oil that when looking down on it, it looks green and when you hold it up it look translucent brown? Like the Charlie Brewer Slider Motor Oil color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
