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[Fish On!]

I don't know about the swim bait issue, but I did learn by mistake with the POP drying on 325 for over and hour. They do crumble. You can't hardly carve any further details. I had to do any adjustments softly as possible, reseal, pour a new master bait and recreate a good working POP mold. I first thought I had mixed to much water in my POP and weakened it. Mixing a thin POP solution and pouring in from the corner makes for good results.

[mark poulson]

Fish On!, on 01 April 2010 - 10:41 AM, said:

I don't know about the swim bait issue, but I did learn by mistake with the POP drying on 325 for over and hour. They do crumble. You can't hardly carve any further details. I had to do any adjustments softly as possible, reseal, pour a new master bait and recreate a good working POP mold. I first thought I had mixed to much water in my POP and weakened it. Mixing a thin POP solution and pouring in from the corner makes for good results.

If you brush some POP on your masters before you embed them, you don't get air bubbles.

[Crickrat]

since this is the good newbie thread i have to ask, What does PoP mean? and also can you use powder paints in hot plastic?

[152nd Street Baits]

Crickrat, on 15 November 2010 - 04:05 PM, said:

since this is the good newbie thread i have to ask, What does PoP mean? and also can you use powder paints in hot plastic?

POP- plaster of paris.
I don't know what type of powder you are referring to. Other than the colorant sold for this purpose, you can use crayons, oil pastels, and coloring blocks for making candles. There might be other things that can be used i'm not aware of. You might try using the search engine with various key words. Hope this helps.

[Crickrat]

i meant the powder paints that you use for lead jigs etc, i have been making buzzbaits and spinners for a while now and have amassed a pretty good collection. thanks for the info tho! i've been thinking of pouring plastic and have been reading this forumn pretty extensively before i give it a shot, this thread is a lifesaver tho since it dispelled some notions i had immediately! thanks again!

[troutninja]

If u use a microwave for heating plastic, make sure you don't use any metal flake glitter...

[powerworm]

troutninja, on 09 April 2011 - 06:22 PM, said:

If u use a microwave for heating plastic, make sure you don't use any metal flake glitter...

why would you say not to use it in a microwave? lots of us have been doing it for quite awhile and i have yet to have any problems with the glitter; maybe im just lucky IDK?

[Mindhunter]

In my opinion for you guys starting out trying to make your own molds I would highly recommend using water putty to start with. I went through a couple 25 pound bags of POP trying to get my molds to come out the way I wanted them to. After many molds that had bubbles in them no matter how thin I mixed it I just couldnt avoid bubbles in my cavities, even if it was only one I wasnt satisfied. Adding vinegar to the water putty increases your work time, which allowed me to tap the sides etc and bring the bubbles to the top, drastically reducing the amount of bubbles in the mold. After going through 50 pounds of pop and not being satisfied with the results and then trying water putty and having my first mold come out perfect I am sold on water putty for the duration! One issue I did have was I took a weekend fishing trip and left a few mold halves in the boxes I built to pour them in, when I got back there was mold on the molds! So don't leave them in the boxes or the moisture will have nowhere to go and they will grow mold!

[americanfishingguy]

If I wear a paint mask(standard cheap mask at Home Depot) and have a fan blowing the fumes out the door, am I okay? I really want to pour some soft plastics, but I don't want to harm myself. Are there any health risks that have been known to occur?

[Bucketmouthjigs]

Hello
I have been pouring Jigs for years. I have recently been relocated to Abu Dhabi, Uae I'm thinking of pouring my own soft plastics and no nothing about it .
My question is? Is there a supplier who can ship to the middle east? I'm finding it hard to find things here.
Regards, Jason

[Extremeoutdoors]

I have a question... In my shop I use a microwave to heat my plastisol and other plastic only. Can my sisters boy use their microwave at home to heat up some plastisol and continue to use it for food after?

[SHK]

no, not at all