bradley4bengals

I made a senko style mold and I have never used salt in my plastic, could anyone give any tips? Like when to add the salt and about how much. Thanks for any help.

Does anyone know what kind and where to get a respirator that would protect from the plastic fumes while pouring? And about how much they cost? The reason I ask is my wife has been helping me lately and she is really getting in to it and I dont want to expose her to anything harmful. Thanks for any help.

thanks guys will give it a try.

How much plastic can you microwave at a time. I made a huge musky swimbait pop mold for a friend and it will take alot of plastic. I have a 32 oz pyrex cup if you can microwave that much. And does anyone know a good way to guess how much plastic it will take to fill a mold that you have never used before? Thanks for any help.

yeah as soon as the mound started to go in enough for me to pour more plastic I did. Maybe I need to make my pour hole larger. Just a thought. Does anyone else have this same problem or is it just my molds? Thanks again.

thanks guys so you think I need to pour them faster?

I made some two part pop swim bait molds and poured some today. They came out pretty good but most of them had air pockets in them and some had holes in them. I would pour them until the plastic would come out of the top. But after it set for awhile it would go down in the mold really slow and I would pour more plastic in the pour hole until it came out again. I think that I have the molds vented well enough. Any suggestions? Thanks guys.

thanks, would it be better for me to use epoxy instead?

I made a 2 part pop mold last night and i'm letting it dry for a couple days. My question is when I seal it with elmers glue all should I flood the whole thing like i would a 1 part mold or just the cavity and pour holes? The reason I ask is that I thought I heard somewhere that if you seal the whole thing it will effect the way the two parts go together. Thanks for any help!

I just poured my first swimbaits and not bad, but they have alot of bubbles on the top of the bait. What did I do wrong? Thanks for any help.

How do you know how long to nuke it? When do you add color, glitter etc. If anyone could explain this to me it would be greatly appreciated! Also can I do this inside or do I need to be outdoors for good ventilation? What all do I need to get started? THANKS!

thanks men I will be experimenting with all of these. Thanks for the help. Another question I had is how to weight the swimbait if it is need?

Thanks delw, where can I get the tubing? Thanks

Does anyone know how to use rc car antena tubbing to make swimbait inserts? I try searching for it and couldnt find anything. Sorry I am asking so many questions but I am very new to swimbaits and just trying to get it figured out. Thanks!

got my first coat on and letting dry. Thanks guys