glitter

I was just wondering if any of you buy glitter at a local craft store that will work in soft plastics. I do not want to buy just 1 or 2 colors at a time on line and pay outrageous shipping if I can pick some up at the store while I am alredy in town. The glitter I have does not tell what kind of glitter it is or what it is composed of so that I can tell what might work. Should I do a trial and error? How do I know if it is metal based? I would not want it to be metal and blow up the microwave. Any suggestions

can you heat it on the stove?

G, ask my wife that and see what she says ha ha

I do not by any glitter from stores I found out the hard way G yes you can do it on the stove you just have to be a little bit more careful about the temperature.

seeker.....wait untill she goes to town dadgummit, lol

I waited one time til my wife went somewhere and was using dye at the table and needless to say I spilled it, yeah it was not fun lol

oh and by the way not suppose to be cooking it in the house anyway, but i must admit I am guilty of it here lately, too hot outside and I have no shop

most of the time it wont work, it has to be one that will hold up to 350 degrees. only certain types of glitter will. Also some will bleed the color in to your mix. Plastics glitter is plastic in most cases but its made to handle the heat. Regular glitter will curl up in to a ball from the heat.

baitman is there anywhere you know of such as a craft store that might carry that kind? I would think the normal suppliers on the fishing supply sites are getting it from some sort of craft supplier but I could be very wrong, which I probably am lol

If it bleeds or melts or does anything in a solvent it won't work in plastics either, I'd bet. Acetone, fingernail polish, toluene, are a few to try, even most clear coats should work for this. Probably the softner and hardner for the plastic would work also. Check your local autobody suppliers, I'd bet the glitter they use would work.

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seeker.....wait untill she goes to town dadgummit, lol

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It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is permission....

I bought all my glitter at Wally World and have not had any problems with it. Did not melt,change color or run EXCEPT for the purple. I have used red,green, blue, silver, gold and hologram and have no problems with them.

magnum, where you been in so long? I have not heard from you in a while. I tried to pm you a while back. Hows your buddy doing out there, is he still working all the time? Is it a certain brand or manufacturer name on that glitter you used so I might know what to look for? I go to wal-mart a lot so I was thinking of just trying one and seeing how it does. Thanks for letting me know so that I can give it a shot and see.

Hey Crappieseeker. I have been down for about nine months with a back injury so I have not been doing much of anything. The glitter that I use is as follows. The large silver is a 4 ounce bottle that says GLITTER PARTY. Ultra fine glitter is a six pack with red, green blue, silver, gold and purple. Do not use the purple unless you want lavender colored jigs. The purple runs bad. It is called TREE HOUSE STUDIO. The halographic that gives you a pearl like look is POLY FLAKE polyester glitter. As I said all color work fine except for the purple.

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Hey Crappieseeker. I have been down for about nine months with a back injury so I have not been doing much of anything. The glitter that I use is as follows. The large silver is a 4 ounce bottle that says GLITTER PARTY. Ultra fine glitter is a six pack with red, green blue, silver, gold and purple. Do not use the purple unless you want lavender colored jigs. The purple runs bad. It is called TREE HOUSE STUDIO. The halographic that gives you a pearl like look is POLY FLAKE polyester glitter. As I said all color work fine except for the purple.

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this information is excellentHands Clapping.I may have bought some glitter from dollar store and apparently I got the wrong stuff I will definitely try to get some from Walmart can give it a shot I know one thing for sure it deftly would be cheaper.

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this information is excellentHands Clapping.I may have bought some glitter from dollar store and apparently I got the wrong stuff I will definitely try to get some from Walmart can give it a shot I know one thing for sure it deftly would be cheaper.

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I have heated and reheated plastic with this glitter mixed in and have never had a problem. No bleeding and no melting. But as I stated do not use the purple. I learned that the hard way.

I saw the 4 ounce bottles and they looked like they would work, then I saw the small multi packs I think like you are talking about. It is definitely cheaper. I just wish they had more color options. I might check hobby lobby too

[QUOTE=magnum500;1631815]I have heated and reheated plastic with this glitter mixed in and have never had a problem. No bleeding and no melting. But as I stated do not use the purple. I learned that the hard way.[/QUOTE
we will definitely get some.

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I have heated and reheated plastic with this glitter mixed in and have never had a problem. No bleeding and no melting. But as I stated do not use the purple. I learned that the hard way.

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What craft glitter was this?

you want to be careful you were in glitter from craft stores also Walmart most of that stuff is important. I get most of my glitter from bait plastic now.

I buy Nicole Brand craft glitter, and other brands of glitter from Michaels and Hobby Lobby and use it in my Powder paint and never had a problem with it.

Thanks my friend.

Mike

Here is a link to a video about Hobby Lobby stuff. HOBBY STORE LURE MAKING, Bait-To-Catch Using Hobby Lobby Materials - YouTube

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Here is a link to a video about Hobby Lobby stuff. HOBBY STORE LURE MAKING, Bait-To-Catch Using Hobby Lobby Materials - YouTube

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That was interesting. A nice 25 minute video.

Mike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUatRhO9OrI

Thank you Mike for posting where in the world did he get a divider Cup at.

I believe he gets them from Angling AI. He did make a DIY video on it.

Making A DIVIDER CUP For Pouring Soft Plastic Lures; Make & Pour - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-z3qu7ld7Q&feature=youtu.be

Good video! Thank you njones for sharing it.

Mike

I sell heat resistant glitter for lure making. Many colors, many size flakes. PM me for info

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I sell heat resistant glitter for lure making. Many colors, many size flakes. PM me for info

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He has good prices on his glitter guys visit his website or send him a PM

Thanks Bob.

Years ago there was a source on line for everything to make soft plastic lures. The service was very poor and the price of glitter too high for everyone that did business with the company so I decided to sell glitter myself. At one point I had over 30 customers from all across the U.S. - many that ordered on a regular basis. As time went on most stopped selling lures and I was left with about 1000 lb. of glitter considering that each color was stocked in 3-4 size flakes per color.

Here's some general bits of knowledge about glitter:
Heat resistant glitter has a maximum temperature or the flakes shrink and colors start to turn white. My max is 300 degree plastic.
Flakes start shrinking in size after the 2nd reheat.
A few colors bleed a bit in clear plastic though not noticeable in colored plastic.

Shipping is not cheap for any source of lure making supplies (flat rate envelopes used to cost only $5 for as much as could be stuffed in them). Not sure what they cost now.

PM sent

Mike