I got a problem

I got a problem My silver glitter is burning my Pyrex cups up is there any of the silver glitter out there that has not got a metal or something in it that causes fires in my Pyrex crops.

Are you using a micro wave ?

Yes G On real low setting and try to warm up slowly usually I just make a little batch and then put it in when it’s heated up and then when I’m done I’ll throw the rest out I don’t try to reheat it .


I need to contact my supplier and see if there is a different silver glitter we use some other stuff and silver in it doesn’t do that but it is a long stringy stuff what’s the guys want it like a regular glitter chopped up.

I use spike it’s and no problem.

I use do it silver glitter and have no problem

Thanks guys .

I always been told not to put anything metal in a micro wave.

That’s correct you can’t use metal glitter in a microwave

That is very true about not putting metal in the microwave but when I bought the glitter it was for hot plastic that you can put in the microwave apparently there may be a foil or something in the glitter. We definitely will not order any more silver glitter from the last person that I bought it from.

I sell glitter and never had any complaints nor any change in shape nor color - both of which should hold up after at least one reheat or two. My normal plastic pouring temperature is around 300 degrees or less though I know some multi-injection molds need a higher temp. As long as there is zero metal in the glitter, nuking shouldn't be a problem regardless the temperature of the plastic.

I don’t remember where I got the glitter it might’ve been one of the suppliers got a bad batch but we are throwing it in the garbage and starting over.

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Originally Posted by snake River

That is very true about not putting metal in the microwave but when I bought the glitter it was for hot plastic that you can put in the microwave apparently there may be a foil or something in the glitter. We definitely will not order any more silver glitter from the last person that I bought it from.

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That happened to me also when I bought fine silver glitter supposedly for making fishing lures from a certain supplier. I wrote the supplier but they did not even bother to respond. I switched to another supplier with no more problems with glitter. I would also wait until my plastic was hot, then take it out of the microwave and only then add the coloring and glitter. I would shoot that batch into as many molds as I could and then get rid of the rest. I did not try to reheat and reuse it.

Mike

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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

That happened to me also when I bought fine silver glitter supposedly for making fishing lures from a certain supplier. I wrote the supplier but they did not even bother to respond. I switched to another supplier with no more problems with glitter. I would also wait until my plastic was hot, then take it out of the microwave and only then add the coloring and glitter. I would shoot that batch into as many molds as I could and then get rid of the rest. I did not try to reheat and reuse it.

Mike

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I only make up enough plastic to use at the present time for a certain orders in the rest I throw away I don’t keep any leftovers usually they’re just a little bit left over in a Pyrex cup not enough to fool with so I just throw it away .