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Offline Shaunm81

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X2 Flourescent Blue
« on: 09/04/20 15:27 UTC »
Hello having a issue with the X2 Flourescent Blue.  I keep getting little clumps of the colorant in the  plastic  and its bugging the heck out of me.   Anyone else have this problem
?  I stirred the heck out of it and still get the clumps.   
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Online ctom

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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #1 on: 09/04/20 15:33 UTC »
Never seen that but then I don't use the Fluorescent blue that often and I have three, 5/16" stainless steel nuts in mine to act as agitators while shaking. They do a great job of mixing especially if the color has sat for a long while.
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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #2 on: 09/04/20 15:44 UTC »
Hey Shaunm81, are use adding the blue to uncooked plastisol, or after cooking? I have had some issues when adding blue and yellow after cooking. Seems not to happen if adding before cooking plastisol.
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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #3 on: 09/04/20 15:56 UTC »
Try adding fluorescent colors to raw plastic then heat if you are not doing that already. Secondly, you said you mixed it good. Mix it “gooder”!  If you have access to a wire coat hanger cut a length off about 2”  longer than the bottle. Bend a small eye on the end of it making sure the cut end is flush with the shaft. Chuck into a drill and mix making sure to lightly scrape the bottom. I suspect you might have some hard pack issues.
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Offline Shaunm81

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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #4 on: 09/08/20 16:57 UTC »
Thanks Lines and Fisherman and  ctom. I did exactly what you guys said and it solved my issues.   I made the drill mixer and mixed up nicely. 
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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #5 on: 09/08/20 21:39 UTC »
Good to hear you got things sorted out. Thanks for the update.
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Offline Lines

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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #6 on: 09/08/20 22:06 UTC »
Glad you solved the problem. I'm thinking about thinning my blue and yellow X2 colors before adding to see how they react.
FishermanBT, LOL on "mix it gooder".
« Last Edit: 09/08/20 22:10 UTC by Lines »
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Offline Lamar

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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #7 on: 09/09/20 05:45 UTC »
 I bought several of these little mixers and they work great on getting the paint all mixed uo after it hard packs a little.
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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #8 on: 09/09/20 07:03 UTC »
Good idea, Thanks Lamar.
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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #9 on: 09/09/20 19:13 UTC »
Lamar is spot on with that little mixer.  Handy little gadget for sure. Works great on the 1 and 2 oz bottles but not on bigger ones. A bad hard packed bottle will give it a work out but doable. I’ve even used it to blend powder paints together for custom colors.
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Offline Shaunm81

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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #10 on: 09/10/20 16:58 UTC »
Oh that's really neat where can you get those little mixers? I would like to get one.
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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #11 on: 09/11/20 05:52 UTC »
« Last Edit: 09/11/20 05:58 UTC by Lamar »
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Re: X2 Flourescent Blue
« Reply #12 on: 09/16/20 07:08 UTC »
Great thanks  Lamar I'm going to order soon.
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