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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

Title: Pearl
Post by: basscatlildave on 10/18/17 16:02 UTC
I see some of y'all use automotive flakes. What about mixing pearls used in automotive paint. Can this be used?
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: Paneltruck.lures on 10/18/17 16:11 UTC
Yes I have been mixing PPG and Roth pearls in our plastics and have came out with some nice looking stuff
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: basscatlildave on 10/18/17 16:47 UTC
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.
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: ctom on 10/18/17 17:04 UTC
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/
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: Paneltruck.lures on 10/18/17 17:18 UTC
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
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: basscatlildave on 10/18/17 17:22 UTC
It's a powder.
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: Paneltruck.lures on 10/18/17 17:29 UTC
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
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: Paneltruck.lures on 11/08/17 22:11 UTC
Have you had a chance to play with any pearls yet basscatlildave?
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: basscatlildave on 11/09/17 20:13 UTC
 :( I just haven't taken the time.  Maybe some this weekend.
Have you had a chance to play with any pearls yet basscatlildave?
Title: Re: Pearl
Post by: Paneltruck.lures on 11/09/17 21:10 UTC
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.