Thread: ??? about colorant

About the only thing I can think of is to be sure to MAKE time to shake it every couple of weeks even though you will not be using it. Putting a stainless steel 1/4" nut in each bottle will help agitate what you have.

Yep, put the nut in it and like CTom said, make sure it is stainless. Shake up the color for a good 2 minutes after it has sat a while and should be good to go.CF

Caney Creek's X2 colorant hard packs less than any I have tried.
A Couple of stainless ball bearings work too.

Thanks

i was told to put something in it but was never able to get the tops off mine. Some of mine wont even mix now. I was also told to heat it for a few seconds in the microwave. I guess I did one too long and ended up with a mess.

Originally Posted by crappieseeker

i was told to put something in it but was never able to get the tops off mine.... I was also told to heat it for a few seconds in the microwave.

Some places sell those little 1 ounce bottles of color that have a small hole in the bottle cover [not to be confused with the cap]. The covers will come off if you work at it using a knife to lift from the edge. I won't buy colors in those bottles.

I don't think the microwave trick is such a good idea. If you add anything other than a nut or bearing to aid in loosening the colorant it might be a few drops of raw plastic or some softener. That comment on Caney's X2 colors is spot on. They don't pack and you use about 1/10 of what you'd use in conventional colors.

Originally Posted by CTom

About the only thing I can think of is to be sure to MAKE time to shake it every couple of weeks even though you will not be using it. Putting a stainless steel 1/4" nut in each bottle will help agitate what you have.

By golly that is news I can use. I had been having a similar problem with some of my seldom used colorants. Thanks for the advice. I may just put a nut in each bottle as a standard operating procedure.

Just keep in mind Ship it has to be a stainless steel nut[s] or they wil rust and ruin the colorant. This shake trick works graeat and you can do it at night watch the tube so really it doesn't take any time away from anything else.