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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Soft Plastic and Plastic Baits - How To??? => Topic started by: basscatlildave on 10/18/17 16:02 UTC
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I see some of y'all use automotive flakes. What about mixing pearls used in automotive paint. Can this be used?
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Yes I have been mixing PPG and Roth pearls in our plastics and have came out with some nice looking stuff
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I figured you have done it. I almost PM'd ya but I figured this may help someone else too. I'm in the auto parts business and mix Sherwin Williams paint. I thought I may play around with some.
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The automotive and other aftermarket pearls work great in plastic but I'll remind people again that when added to plastic the pearl color will stain the plastic that color/
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I figured you have done it. I almost PM'd ya but I figured this may help someone else too. I'm in the auto parts business and mix Sherwin Williams paint. I thought I may play around with some.
Is that a paste or power pearl in SW? I haven’t tried yet but I have a feeling the paste pearls sauch as what BASF uses won’t mix in well.....and sure won’t dip well. I have never shot SW so I didn’t know how their form of pearl
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It's a powder.
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It's a powder.
Go for it I think you’ll be fine
Tom does bring an interesting thought I want to play with and checkout for my self comparing mixing to dipping and the staining in mixing.
We did do copper pearl in with 5 drops of motor oil on some craws and it made an awesome looking rusty red color
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Have you had a chance to play with any pearls yet basscatlildave?
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:( I just haven't taken the time. Maybe some this weekend.
Have you had a chance to play with any pearls yet basscatlildave?
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I understand we poured for a few hours Saturday afternoon thats been about it for 2 weeks. My wife or I nether one work this coming Saturday so I hope do some lure making.