What do you think?

[Steve J]

This on Facebook
"Storing Plastisol over time: As bait makers, you may already know this. But it is something I learned today and wanted to share if you didn't think of it. An old friend told me today about the settling of plastisol when stored, about stirring over and over again before using. This is what he said to do; Cook all of your clear plastisol and pour into a tray to harden. Then cut it into cubes of 1oz size (like an icecube size) and store them. When you need some, take out as many cubes, cook and add color as needed. Anyone do this?"

Looking at 3 gallons of year old, unopened plastic sounds like a plan!

[ctom]

There are a lot of colors that HAVE TO go into cold liquid plastic to do well. Chartreuse is a real pig about it. The  fluorescent orange will clump some if added to hot plastic as will the fluorescent pink.. This idea may work with a bunch of colors but why? Stir the plastic well before you use it and mix your colors as needed. I have a box of Caney Creek firm, the predecessor to Do-It's super soft or the Essential, and use it for certain baits. That stuff is older than the hills and all I do is shake the heck out of it and then let it rest for 10 minutes and shake it again and I don't have a lick of problems with it. I have a couple jugs of MF from a project I did a number of years ago and I just shake it when I want to use it. I don't see a need to cook plastic straight clear and let it set then re-melt to use. No need at all.

[Mike J]

Nope I don't like this at all.  It's not for me.  I don't usually have plastic sitting around that long but I do have 1 jug of plastic i don't like to use to much.  It's a couple years old and works just fine if I mix it well like Tom said.  I'm with Tom I see no reason to do this.

[Apdriver]

Likewise, I order five gallons at a time but only pour for myself. The stuff I have now is over a year old and some more than that. Just mix it well and you should have no problems.

[Lamar]

   That just doesn't sound like a good idea to me either. Colors are always brighter when cook with raw plastic. Especially when make whites and yellows. You don't get many remelts on them anyways and starting off with a remelt just doesn't make sense.

[BareKnuckleJigs]

Negative.
Like has been posted, just use your liquid as you go through it.

I use an Aluminum Flatbar, 1/8" thick, 1/2" wide, about 2' long, both ends filed smooth so they don't scratch...to scrape up any settling/hard-pack off the bottom, then I mix it WELL.

I also use a 3/16" Brass Rod about 8"-9" long, both ends rounded smooth, to unsettle Colorant Pigment hard-pack before mixing Colorant.

Plastisol lasts, possibly a lifetime, sitting as virgin liquid.