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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: DobynsTriton on 01/30/14 13:59 UTC
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Ive known about this site for a while but looking at some of their baits they really seem to punch the plastic with UV. looking at some of their stuff I now dont feel as odd getting heavy handed when measuring this stuff in..
Down below is some of my baits Ive made using UV
(http://i58.tinypic.com/f372f9.jpg) Both colors are pearl white
This is a frog I did today thats clear dipped in UV the 2nd pic is the same baits just not under a black light
(http://i58.tinypic.com/2lwu7pc.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/qwyh06.jpg)
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wow those look awesome....I've been waiting to see the UV stuff (new stuff) go up on the site for sale but can't see it yet..but man those are some great looking frogs
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wow those look awesome....I've been waiting to see the UV stuff (new stuff) go up on the site for sale but can't see it yet..but man those are some great looking frogs
thanks man! I've done it in a good amount of the do it soft bait molds & its came out good. I have noticed that its a tad sensitive with the pumpkin seed colorant but other than that its easy to work with
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Where did you get the uv additive?
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Do-It just made the plastic additive available. Its not in their catalogs so you need to call for it. 1-319-983-6055, ask for Jerry and you'll be a happy camper.
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can you add this UV additive to your plastics with your color before you inject it and get that shiney wet look or do you have to do a clear dip on them?
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Adding the uv product to your injection or colored plastic product puts it inside the bait. On transparent colors that means its influence under the sun is going to be more noticeable. If a leg breaks off a frog, the stump will still have the glow at the break. I use the uv in many of my transparent colors, white pearls and clears. I don't use many solid and opaque colors so I don't add any to those when I do make them.
Most of the shiny top-coats are applied as an eye sealer. Its just a clear plastic. I add the uv to all of my top coats and it is there that uv does its best on solid and opaque colors. The top coat can be added to any bait to boot up the sheen on the surface or to help assure sealing at welds from laminating, not just seal eyes. I don't see an appreciable increase in sheen or shine from using uv in top coats however uv in top coats that go over blues and purples does seem to make those colors bounce nice. Blues and purples are closest to the uv light we cannot see and I think the visual limits of the uv we can see is close to the invisible limits we cannot see so some cross-over between those two elements is there to bring those blues and purples to liven up more. Top coating also helps to pull color out of the plastic under it. I'm not talking about bleeding I am referring to the top coat amplifying the colors found under it and making them shine like no tomorrow. Top coating will add to the bulk of any bait that gets it and when I top-coat I always avoid the tails. Top coating an entire bait is tricky and may require rather large vessels to hold the clear plastic.
I believe in uv additives and use them. I do believe they do better where light hits them and surface application just makes sense in that regard.
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hey thanks a lot ctom I bought some of that uv additive but haven't gotten a chance to try it yet but your info is greatly appreciated I will let you know how it turns out when I get some baits made with it thanks for the help
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If you purchased the Do-It powder style of uv be aware that a little goes a real long ways.
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Yeah, real little. 1/16th teaspoon or even less in 4 oz of a clear color.
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ok thanks guys the uv additive I bought was from spike it but its in a thick liquid in a bottle like your regular colors come in this stuff isn't a powder
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Perch if you shake the bottle really good you can get it to not come out so thick. I like the liquid, a few drops of it works great in 12ozof plastic.
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hey thanks a lot the next batch of baits I make I will give it a try