Cooking Plastics

[Nordy]

So I have talked with a few people and was reading some stuff, but I just want to know again how people cook there plastic.  How long, adding stuff, stirring, reading temps, NOT burning it, etc.  Any other tips.
I order my stuff and getting ready to play

[jl3140]

I put about 1/4 cup of raw plastic in the cup add some stabilizer, then put it into the microwave for 1 min. Afterwards, I stir the plastic, add colorant, give it another 15 secs in the microwave, then add glitter and make some baits

[Nordy]

It seems crazy that it only takes that little of time to heat it up to 350

[jl3140]

It's only a few ounces so it really doesn't take too long. I've found that reheats take longer because you are starting with a solid product and melting it down

[ctom]

I mix my raw plastic, color and anything else in 4 ounce batches. One minute on high with a 1000 watt mw. Stir at 45 seconds, again at the minute, shoot the temp, and add maybe 15 secs more if needed. Different colors a different additions to the plastic can change the initial cook time a few secs so best to check. Re-heats depend on the temp of the plastic and re-melts can be done in 45-50 secs, stirring after 30 secs and every ten secs until the plastic is able to be shot.

All of this will come quickly to you. Until you have a solid understanding of the plastic and cooking times I suggest you get a note book and write down every step you take/make from the pouring to the shot so you have a specific reference in case you bump heads with  a problem. If you have good notes you can generally see where things took the turn and get back on track from there.