I have been using do it x 2 colorants and I have been having issue with bleeding. Is this common?
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I have been using do it x 2 colorants and I have been having issue with bleeding. Is this common?
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Some colors bleed. That's why I use spite-it/ lureworks. Look at their site and it tells you if it will bleed or not. That is why I stopped using LC they couldn't tell if a color would bleed or not. Plus some colors only bleed if you use too much in a bait.
Spike It has actually recently added a rating system for all of their colourants. You can actually see before hand how transparent a colour is, whether or not it bleeds and how bad it bleeds. Cool way to see what a colour will be like before getting it.
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Is it just your orange bleeding as too much X2 orange does bleed?
I recently had a blue body/pearl tail using X2 colorants that the blue bled into the tail. Was a 1st for me.
Yep Travis just my x 2 that has claim of no bleed that actually bleeds. Their flour pink will also bleed. May have to try spike its in those colors.
The deal here is Do It (as with most others too) buy the pigments and dyes from a manufacturer and cut them so they can be bottled and sold. So what they may mix and bottle and call non bleed may actually have components that will bleed to varying degrees. The reason I had made the switch to mainly using Spike It's colourants is because they are the manufacturer. They have always labeled their colourants to differentiate bleeding and non-bleed colours (this new rating on the website takes it a step further). Also, if I need a specific colour mixed they can and will get it done, look at their Mint Brown, I had them duplicate Bear's old Chocolate Mint colour that was no longer made.
I have never had this problem using the x2. The x2 is the only one that I use for all my plastic .
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Originally Posted by snake River
Well, the pic the original poster put up is X2
Do you like spike it's better we will be trying some of their stuff tomorrow spike it . I will be trying the Motor oil that you mentioned from spike itQuote:
Originally Posted by Angler's Choice
Here is the blue bleed through and I forgot about pink. All X2. That use to be a bright white and now looks like a soft bubblegum. Neither of these colors have heavy colorant. I do believe colors tend to bleed more when left in bags.
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I don't buy ANYTHING from DoIt. All of my colourant (liquid and powder) comes from either Spike It (and their parent company) MF or LureCraft (only a couple colours), Flake comes from Spike It (and their parent company). Spike It is the retail end for one of the largest soft plastic suppliers in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by snake River
I need to let some of that stuff stay on the shelf longer enough to find out I haven't heard any complaints from my customers so up to you and you guys have got stuff for me in the past and if it has a bleed please let me know ..Quote:
Originally Posted by DrNip
The carrot was poured in the spring this year. The white/pink last year.
Bob I am slowly switching over to spike it colorants. Can't afford to have the bleeding issue that I get from the x 2 which makes claims to not bleed. Seems it just isn't me that has issues.
I order all my glitter from spike it and guess I will do the same with my colorant when it runs out. I quit ordering plastic molds from do it because they are horrible compared to other manufacturers. Not fond of their lead molds either but not too much of a selection out there with that.
You guys all have to keep me posted on Spike it's colors .
That colour is great I use spike its motor oil a lotQuote:
Originally Posted by snake River
Bleeding colors are a real irritation to me. I have been using MF manufacturing non-bleeding colors for a while now and have had no issues. MF separates their colors into bleeding and non-bleeding categories. By the way, I like the two tone blue carrot.