Die Hard Custom Baits Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 I have been trying different plastics to get my own opinion on them. I bought some of the Calhoun medium and I use a microwave to heat it. My question is.....does this plastic always have a yellow tint? it seems that whenever I heat it up to a pourable state that it's not clear and instead a more yellowish tint. I know plastic turns yellow from over heating but I know I'm not overheating it, because it will have this tint before it's even pourable. I also use a laser thermometer. I do the exact same thing with my LC plastic and its crystal clear. Maybe I'm not mixing well enough? But I mix the gallon jug pretty hard and for a long time. Just as long as I do with my LC plastic. Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 I have been trying different plastics to get my own opinion on them. I bought some of the Calhoun medium and I use a microwave to heat it. My question is.....does this plastic always have a yellow tint? it seems that whenever I heat it up to a pourable state that it's not clear and instead a more yellowish tint. I know plastic turns yellow from over heating but I know I'm not overheating it, because it will have this tint before it's even pourable. I also use a laser thermometer. I do the exact same thing with my LC plastic and its crystal clear. Maybe I'm not mixing well enough? But I mix the gallon jug pretty hard and for a long time. Just as long as I do with my LC plastic. Thanks for any input. Mine does the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Custom Baits Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Thanks BBK. Anyone else have this problem too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBaits Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Yes, I use calhoun medium and it does that. I have yet to use it for anything clear, so I don't know how it would work for that because I always use color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickeralpete Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Yes, I use calhoun medium and it does that. I have yet to use it for anything clear, so I don't know how it would work for that because I always use color. add a drop of black to it and it should clear it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse1378 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 i just started and i bought a quart of calhoun soft, no yellow tint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickeralpete Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 i just started and i bought a quart of calhoun soft, no yellow tint. all plastic will have a yellowing to some degree, just the nature of how its made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drof99 Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 I use Calhoun medium plastic everyday. This is what I have been told. They switched to a different heat stabilizer. When they did this their plastic has gotten the yellowish tint to it. I have used it for lighter colored baits and not had a problem. I just got a new batch of the stuff couple days ago and the tint is much better in this batch. This plastic has the least amount of bubbles I have ever seen. I'm doing 10 cups batches and there are NO bubbles in any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
