What Temperature Do You Pour Soft Plastic Baits?

The plastisol you will use to make soft plastic lures must be heated to about 325° F. Spilling or splashing hot plastisol can cause serious burns to you and your helpers.

What temperature should I heat plastisol?

They must be exposed at a temperature around 300 – 330º F (143-166º C) to be properly cured (dried). Plastisol ink can be printed on many items that can withstand the heat required to cure the ink and is porous enough to permit good ink adhesion.

How do you melt soft plastic?

Organize your old plastic baits that are no longer usable.

1. Separate them into groups.
2. You need a Pyrex glass measuring cup and an old microwave.
3. Put the measuring cup into the microwave and melt the plastic down.
4. Let the baits cool before removing them from the mold.
5. Let your baits dry off before storage.

How long does it take for soft plastics to dry?

“We often hand-inject to speed up the process using the very same plastic. We add the colorants and glitter before we pour the baits and dip the tubes. After sitting in the moulds for about ten minutes, we remove the baits and let them cure for at least 24 hours.”

Can you heat plastisol on the stove?

If you choose to heat plastisol using a stove top or a Lee soft plastic melting pot, make sure to constantly stir the plastisol to prevent burning.

Do soft plastic baits dry out?

Soft plastics will go bad and melt if stored in a hard plastic tackle box. If they are stored outside, they will dry out and get hard. Storing your soft plastics in their original bags and saving them in a compact transparent box is the best solution for these problems.

Why are my soft plastic baits sticky?

Step 3 – Pour
Be careful; the plastic is HOT and could cause serious injury.The plastics will still feel tacky when you first take them out; this is normal. Be sure you trim off any excess plastic and clean up the edges. The best part… if you make any mistake, melt them down and try again!

How long does soft bait last?

Answer: The container of First Strike Soft Bait Rodenticide is good for one year from the date of purchase if stored at room temperature.

How do you get bubbles out of plastisol?

Re: Small bubbles in plastisol
When I get the plastic up to temp I stir and let sit for a few seconds. Then I stick my injector in the bottom of the cup and draw plastic in. This eliminates all the bubbles that come to the top of the cup.

How do you make plastic softer?

In general, you can try heating the plastic. How intense the heat needs to be, depends on the type and thickness of the plastic you wish to soften. Plastics will tend to harden again once cooled. Heat (in different forms and methods) are often used to remold or reshape a piece of plastic.

Do it molds laminate plate?

Laminate plates are used to help make laminates with your existing mold. They simply clamp to one side of your mold (2 clamps) allowing you to inject half a bait. You then remove the plate and runner and inject the other side of your bait.

How do you color plastisol?

Simply heat the liquid to 350 degrees, at which point the plastic will turn clear and have a syrupy consistency. Liquid color can be added at any point during the heating process, though it is easiest to determine if the desired shade has been achieved once the plastic has turned clear.

What does open pour mean?

You shake with ice first, strain the contents, get rid of your shaking ice, then shake without any ice to develop that foam. After that, there’s no ice to hold back in your tin with a strainer so you can just open pour. I hope this helps!

What are plastic fishing worms made of?

The soft plastic lures look like worms, leeches, or crayfish and are particularly enticing to fish, making them very popular with anglers. The material they’re made from feels like gelatin, like an inedible version of gummy worms.

How do you clean sticky fishing lures?

Warm Water & Soap – Warm water and soap will clean most things, including old dirty fishing lures. The first thing to try when cleaning dirty swimbaits, plastics and lures is a warm water & soap mixture. Simply fill tub with a mixture of soap and water and let the dirty fishing lures soak for a bit.

What kind of salt do you use for fishing lures?

There are many types of Salt. The two most often used in the production of Soft Plastic Baits are Flour Salt and Granular Salt.