Color Recipe Book

[ifish]

I see on some other sites they have made a sticky for color recipes. Anyone interested in sharing some recipes? I need some basic colors for starting out. I have X2 colorants from Do-It Soft Plastic! Thanks

[CTom]

I sent you a pm but I think you've already been where I was sending you. lol

[snake River]

myself I don't have any certain recipes that I go by only if somebody wants custom-made stuff for me to match.

[lcookie]

As I don't do any production my stuff is made up as I go. Also have a lot of secondary colors I made after I messed up the original colors I was trying to make.

[crappiefarmer]

Best thing to do is the first time You are trying to make a desired color, start out light and shoot test shots until You get the desired shade. write down the number of drops that it took to get You there and from then on, use the "cook Book" as a reference to quickly make that color again. If You go from half cup to 3/4 cup of 1 cup of plastic, you may have to add more color rather than just double the drops accordingly. Each amount of plastic may or may not work out so also write down the drops for larger amounts of plastic if You plan on doing that. Then it will only take You a couple seconds of reference to know what you need to do to get the color and You won't need to keep doing test shots. Also, different manufacturer's colorants are different work differently so You need to write down the manufacturer and the shade that You used. I use Bear's mostly but if I were to use lurecraft's colorants, I would be sure to write it down so not to get confused with a similar color I use of Bear's. After a while, You will have made a very nice book to use and the recipes will help You to make batches very quickly and save You a ton of time.CF

[crappiefarmer]

A lot of times, when I am creating a new color, I will spend all my time I have on just making the color. I will do test shots until I have it right. If it takes a couple hours making a couple colors, I won't even shoot any baits. The main thing is perfecting the color and making sure I have wrote down everything in my book so I don't have to spend time doing that again.CF

[ifish]

Thanks CF. You have got some good ideas and I will start a book right away.I see a lot of bass colors and I guess I am looking for bright crappie colors. The test shot by going easy makes sense.

[ifish]

I sent you a pm but I think you've already been where I was sending you. lol

Thanks CTom Looks like a lot of colors. Nice of you to clue me in!

[shipahoy41]

Best thing to do is the first time You are trying to make a desired color, start out light and shoot test shots until You get the desired shade. write down the number of drops that it took to get You there and from then on, use the "cook Book" as a reference to quickly make that color again. If You go from half cup to 3/4 cup of 1 cup of plastic, you may have to add more color rather than just double the drops accordingly. Each amount of plastic may or may not work out so also write down the drops for larger amounts of plastic if You plan on doing that. Then it will only take You a couple seconds of reference to know what you need to do to get the color and You won't need to keep doing test shots. Also, different manufacturer's colorants are different work differently so You need to write down the manufacturer and the shade that You used. I use Bear's mostly but if I were to use lurecraft's colorants, I would be sure to write it down so not to get confused with a similar color I use of Bear's. After a while, You will have made a very nice book to use and the recipes will help You to make batches very quickly and save You a ton of time.CF

That is what I do also. I start with just a few drops then add a drop at a time until I get the shade of the color I want or need. To me it is easier to add coloring than to screw up a cup of plastic by adding too much. Then I take a lable (small) and write the number of drops per cup right on the bottle.

[CTom]

If I mix a color too strong I'll let it set up in the cup and put it aside. Later on when I want that color but not as strong or intense I'll cut the strong color piece into smaller pieces and add them to a couple ounces of new plastic to thin the color out. I shoot only small batches because my molds make smaller baits. If I get too much colorant in a 4 ounce batch that same batch can be used to make maybe three batches of fresh color down the road.