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Softener/ Hardener

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I buy medium plastic, and then add one or the other when I want softer or harder plastic.

Softener makes stiff plastic softer.  I add it when I add salt, because salt makes plastic stiffer, or if I'm pouring finesse worms.

Hardener makes soft plastic stiffer.  I add it to my swimbait plastic, to make the tails swim better.  Some baits just work better with harder plastic.

I don't ever add hardener to hot plastic.

Add hardener before you heat your plastic, and mix it thoroughly, or you'll wind up with hard lumps from unmixed hardener.

For reheats, where I want to add more hardener, I mix the hardener into new plastic first, so it is completely mixed, and then cut up the stuff I want to reheat, and add the new stuff before I reheat it all together. 

I add heat stabilizer so my reheated plastic doesn't get scorched when I reheat it all to 350 to kick over the new stuff.

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