Tiderunner 10 Report post Posted August 1 Through the past couple of year I have made a lot of "experiments". Not exactly the color I want, old and curling, too heavy, too light...etc We all have these. Started cleaning out the work area the other day, and while I usually just remelt these "experiments" back into black.because of the laminates, and glitters there are some that I put aside until our experts can respond. The put asides have already been scented, and worm oiled. Can I remelt these? I know the scent is ok, but the worm oil? All M-F and Lurecraft, name brand stuff. Maybe I can wash them off in soapy water to dilute the oil? There has to be something I can do with these. I figured I'd wait until I hear back. No need to blow up my microwave, or fry off my first three layers of skin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canga~ 45 Report post Posted August 1 I am no expert, but I believe worm oil is essentially the same as softener, and most scents are scented worm oil. I have remelted plastic that has worm oil in it, and scents and haven’t had any problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jig Man 182 Report post Posted August 1 I have never had a problem mixing leftovers but I always wind up with brown. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowFISH 122 Report post Posted August 1 2 hours ago, Jig Man said: I have never had a problem mixing leftovers but I always wind up with brown. Same here - I keep all old stuff / used stuff / etc in a plastic bag and melt it down when I'm testing out a new mold to aviod wasting new plastic - this way if I waste it or whatever who cares. It is comical though no matter how may colors you mix you always get brown in the end! J. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftwood 87 Report post Posted August 1 Worm oil is mso and used in scents, softeners, and is a by product of plastisol.( that's what I have been told)You shouldn't have any problems remelting it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveMc1 221 Report post Posted August 2 (edited) 20 hours ago, Driftwood said: Worm oil is mso and used in scents, softeners, and is a by product of plastisol. Worm oil is a plasticizer (a lot are DINP, some could be DOA, DINCH etc) and are already present in the plastic (It is how PVC resin is softened to make the final product squishy and not hard as a rock like your standard PVC pipe) Either way you will have zero issue remelting it. Too much of it and it will act as a plasticizer. Edited August 2 by DaveMc1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bass-Boys 103 Report post Posted August 2 (edited) when saving left overs .... keep 4 different bags or containers 1-- blacks - when remelting add black color 2-- greens- when remelting add green pumpkin color 3- browns- when remelting add your favorite brown -- Pumpkin -- 4- purples / reds - when remelting add purple then you can have 4 different colors of remelts not just 1 also I do not save any pearls or whites ,, - white will yellow on to many remelts .. pearls add a pearl look to the batch of any color,, I do not like it.. but that's just me . Edited August 2 by Bass-Boys 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dv616 7 Report post Posted August 8 I often find I like the green remelt colors. Can't easily duplicate them, but they look cool. Often I adjust with a little chartreuse or green pumpkin to tweak the color a bit. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troutfishing303 10 Report post Posted August 9 How does everyone store your left over plastic? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OIR 23 Report post Posted August 9 I remelt em to cubes 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troutfishing303 10 Report post Posted August 15 (edited) @OIR After you remelt them into cubes, what do you do? How do you store them? Do you store them in buckets or some kind of organized shelf? I have so many different colors now that I've been super addicted to making my own plastic lures... Edited August 15 by Troutfishing303 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keakar 25 Report post Posted August 15 (edited) 4 hours ago, Troutfishing303 said: @OIR After you remelt them into cubes, what do you do? How do you store them? Do you store them in buckets or some kind of organized shelf? I have so many different colors now that I've been super addicted to making my own plastic lures... depends how much you have but put em in ziplock bags to prevent cross coloration and then store in a covered 5 gallon bucket. they are best kept in a cool dark spot away from sunlight or just pour your most common used lure molds with them and throw them in as a bonus gift package with large orders, if your not using it, then why not? if your getting lots of waste then you need to rethink your pouring habits, there must be ways to reduce waste to a minimum Edited August 15 by keakar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keakar 25 Report post Posted August 15 On 8/9/2019 at 1:58 PM, OIR said: I remelt em to cubes love the the silicone ice cube tray idea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
