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Title: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: ctom on 01/29/21 11:03 UTC: Referring to the liquid raw plastic.

I found a gallon box of Caney Creek Hard formula shoved way back under a closet shelf yesterday. Never been opened so I popped flaps and took the bag out to see if there was much hard pack. Of course there was significant settling so I went on with the shaking and squeezing therapy for about a half hour and it really looks not bad. I can't see any chunks or anything when I look at the bottom side of the bag. Do-It acquired Caney Creek years ago si this is some old plastic. I was just curious if any of you have played with plastic this old before or if its worth it to even cook it? I don't want to heat up the work room for nothing if I don't have to.
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: Lines on 01/29/21 12:22 UTC: Guess you really don't "have to" heat up the shop now. It won't hurt the plastic any more to wait until natural warmth rolls around. :)
I poured some baits outside under the carport the last couple of days. 70° Monday and Tuesday here. Sorry, I had to bring it up. :D
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: DF on 01/29/21 14:54 UTC: I have some fairly old plastic that I use for dark colors. It's a bubbly mess and scorches pretty easy but for black or green it's okay.
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: ctom on 01/29/21 19:04 UTC: Quote from: Lines on 01/29/21 12:22 UTC
I poured some baits outside under the carport the last couple of days. 70° Monday and Tuesday here. Sorry, I had to bring it up. :D

Nice. I guess its a good thing that Dave [aka efishnc] went to the Do-It headquarters today as a MAJOR winter storm is taking aim at not only Do-It's digs but Dave's. Supposed to have lots of ice first, then snow in inches. Maybe an inch or two for Lamberson and myself.
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: efishnc on 01/30/21 12:02 UTC: I still have some CC plastic in various boxes in my garage (though only regular formula)... and as long as you plan on it being cloudy from the get-go, I think it's fine for all colors (even going as light as mo's milk), but glitter definitely gets obscured. I've not had the scorching issues DF mentions, but it might be because I heat shorter/slower burst and let it rest as it gets closer to injecting temps (which I do to allow the bubbles to dissipate).
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: hawgthumper on 01/31/21 18:26 UTC: The Calhoun’s I’m using now is at least 10 years old. Maybe a little older.
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: Apdriver on 02/01/21 07:44 UTC: I had some darkening issues with some old plastic I had around. Use some heat stabilizer and make some darker colors with it.
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: bassinfool on 02/01/21 14:18 UTC: I had some older lureworks plastic sitting in a jug that I found from when we moved 4 years ago. It bubbles a good bit and tends to want to scorch more readily than newer plastic but definitely still works. Tend to only use it for darker colors.
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: toadfrog on 02/01/21 20:53 UTC: Five year old plastic. worked fine . But I keep all plastics liquid paints or silicone skirts in a dark atmosphere with temps that don't get over 40 degrees.
Title: Re: What's the oldest plastic you've used?
Post by: basscatlildave on 02/02/21 07:20 UTC: I keep mine in the house so it is climate controlled. I've been pouring for about 5 years and still got some 2nd hand stuff from back then. I have no idea how old but it has a reddish hue when heated so I make dark baits with it.