Tony P Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 Are there any markers or paints that can be used on Elaztech baits. I'd like to color tails & claws on some of my baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 9 minutes ago, Tony P said: Are there any markers or paints that can be used on Elaztech baits. I'd like to color tails & claws on some of my baits. You might try contacting Elaztech, and asking them what to use. If you want to take a "do it yourself" track, try some different stuff and report your results here, so we can all learn from you. If I were going to try it, I'd start with Sharpies, and then Spike-It Dip and Dye. I've always found Elaztech very sensitive to soft plastics, so I would use one bait, trying the dye on different parts of it, so I didn't ruin more than one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 I'm not sure if I've painted Elaztech, but as Mark mentioned, Spike-It pens work really well. Don't see why they wouldn't work on Elaztech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 I use a lot of Elaztech and have never seen a need to color it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony P Posted May 14 Author Report Share Posted May 14 Has nothing to do with needing to color the baits. I want to color certain baits as Z-Man nor Strike King make the colors I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony P Posted May 14 Author Report Share Posted May 14 30 minutes ago, alsworms said: I'm not sure if I've painted Elaztech, but as Mark mentioned, Spike-It pens work really well. Don't see why they wouldn't work on Elaztech They wipe right off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 30 minutes ago, Tony P said: They wipe right off. That's why I suggested contacting Elaztek directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 Couple of things A ) someone told me years ago that worm dyes are made by mixing liquid plastic worm coloring agent with acetone (or other solvent ) that soaks into a plastic bait and carries the color with it . Not sure if this is a fact for sure but it makes sense . B ) I bought some of the Elaztek type super plastic formula from a member here years ago to try out and you cannot use regular liquid worm coloring agents with these super plastics . I was able to mix in some Mica hilite powders into hot plastic prior to pouring for colored baits but it has to be a powdered type coloring . This probably explains why worm dyes wont work on super plastic baits . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 21 hours ago, Tony P said: They wipe right off. Dang that's good to know. I'm always fiddling around with those colors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 23 hours ago, mark poulson said: That's why I suggested contacting Elaztek directly. There is no Elaztek. Elaztech is a material developed, produced and marketed by ZMan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 47 minutes ago, DaveMc1 said: There is no Elaztek. Elaztech is a material developed, produced and marketed by ZMan. Thanks for the correction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLuvin175 Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 To my knowledge there is nothing currently on the market that will either dye or paint Elaztech. However, I do know that Spike-It is launching Elastint spray dyes specifically for that type of bait in about a month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
