glitter

**crappieseeker** · 08-26-2011, 06:27 PM

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

**"G"** · 08-26-2011, 06:30 PM

can you heat it on the stove?

**crappieseeker** · 08-26-2011, 07:26 PM

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

**snake River** · 08-26-2011, 07:38 PM

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.

**"G"** · 08-26-2011, 07:39 PM

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

**crappieseeker** · 08-26-2011, 08:11 PM

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

**crappieseeker** · 08-26-2011, 08:12 PM

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

**baitman** · 08-26-2011, 08:18 PM

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.

**crappieseeker** · 08-26-2011, 09:00 PM

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

**crappiedoc** · 08-27-2011, 06:45 AM

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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