Razor Jim L

Are you using aluminum molds and if so, are the cavities yellowish. The yellowing of the cavities is caused by excessive heat, in the range of 380 and higher. You need to control your temperature of the plastic and only add the glitter after you have reached your operating temperature. I like to shoot at 320 but I take my plastic to 350 then let it cool to 320 before I add salt and or glitter. Measuring your plastics' temperature is hard. If your operating out of pyrex cups, you have to stir and measure it at the same time. The microwave heats from the center out and to distribute the heat, you have to stir it. I operate out of Presto pots and am using the BAITJUNKYS.com Pro Control system. It took me a while to get the temperature readings of the PIDs figured out as I was testing the temps with infared guns, digital thermometers and candy thermometers. The 2 infared guns were between 10 - 12 degrees cooler. The 2 digital thermometers were about 8 - 9 degrees hotter and the 3 cheap candy thermometers were all with in a few degrees of each other. I programmed my PIDs based on the candy thermometers and haven't had any issues. If your temperature is to hot, your glitter will curl and even some of the non bleeding glitters will blend. Accurate temperature is very important for the clarity of your plastic and the condition of your glitter. To high of heat damages your plastics and glitters, and to low of heat prevents your plastic from curing correctly.

Did you see the new stirring system for the presto pot? http://baitjunkys.com/forum/index.php/topic,1214.msg10504.html#new The stirring paddles are designed smaller and off set so you don't have to turn off the stirring motor when you want to suck up plastic!