Custom Baits - Forum
Soft Plastic Bait Making => Soft Plastic and Plastic Baits - How To??? => Topic started by: greybeard on 08/20/16 20:05 UTC
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So I am very new to making my own baits and I made a color too dark. Is there a way to lighten it on a reheat? Is it ok to add new plastisol with the reheat to lighten it up? If so if anyone could give me a couple of pointers it would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Just add more raw plastisol. And reheat to 350 again. I end up doing this quite a bit.
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Mike has the right idea. I'll just add that if you cut the dark color into smaller chunks it will melt better. Also, add stabilizer [a few drops at least] to that fresh plastic and mix it in good before you pop the color chunks into it.
I make a lot of colors that are darker than what I want and have to thin them out a bit to make me happy.
On color density, the more mass a bait has the less light will pass thru the bait making the color darker. The same plastic/color in a small bait will be more transparent and lighter in color. You have to develop a feel for what colors will work best for specific baits. That said, let the fun begin.
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Thanks guys that helps a lot!
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Only add half of the cut up too dark color to fresh plastic. You can always add more later if you need too