On clear plastic re-melts or any very light color I chunk the plastic up and heat it slowly, like on high for 20 seconds, then let it set for a second or two before I stir the contents, then repeat the heating. I do this until the plastic is really sticky and stringy, then I add the stabilizer and mix it in as best as can be done at that point. I continue the incremental heating until the plastic is up to working temp.
I shot some Bluegill today.... Caney's pthalate-free soft formula clear with just a hint of blue hi-lites and a mix of equal parts of Caney's green, blue and purple glitters...and loaded the raw plastic with 30 drops of stabilizer in a 6 ounce batch along with 30 drops of softener. I went back later and did a couple re-heats on it and its still as clear and nice as when I started with it. I think cutting the cooled plastic into pieces, slow heating, and the addition of extra stabilizer will help you a lot.
On another note.....these baits in the bluegill are super soft but tougher than nails. I can stretch the baits well beyond three times their original length and these have a seperate tail color. The pthalate-free plastic, even softened as such, has an amazing degree of stretch and resiliance, even when shot in two colors where the weld is butting up to the other color.
The mold is not a Caney mold, but the colors are simply flat out incredible using this plastic. Every color here is a Caney Color 100% of the way.
