frankC Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) I am looking to make a two part lure- soft tail for increased action and hard body for durability. Is there any advantage to buying hard plastisol and adding softener vs buying soft plastisol and adding hardener? Which strength would you recommend? It will be a big lure for pike fishing and I am using POP mold, microwave heated and poured not injected cheers frank Edited November 26, 2015 by frankC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hardener is a lot more difficult to work with as it usually is a clumpy mess. Why not just buy 2 different types of plastic........maybe a medium or saltwater for the body, and soft for the tail? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankC Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Good to know that hardener is "harder" to work with. I got a bucket of extra strong and some softener. Thanks for the input als Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I use hardener sometimes, but I am careful to add it before I cook my plastic, and I stir really well once it's heated to 350 to be sure it's well mixed. I've found that using a harder plastic to begin with is a lot easier, and more consistent. I pour most of my baits with Bait Junky's medium degassed plastisol, and use his soft for anything I'm adding lots of salt to, like Senkos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
