Thread: Shelf life

I don't pour plastics but the guys I know who do are always talking about stirring it to keep it really mixed up. Bob or one of the other guys will pop in with an answer

I still have some that's over a year old and just started using it. No problems, but I mix it well before using. Some will hard pack if it's been sitting a while. The larger the container the more I have to mix it.

Well I shake it up real good before I tried to use it...

The batch I have is really soft, but the it seems to stretch a lot more before it would tear. Most of the time I add glow powder to my plastics which really firms the bait up. Other plastic that I have used would hardpack and shaking it wouldn't help. I made a stirring piece out of stainless steel wire that looked like an egg beater. I would put this in a drill to stir it up. With the essential I haven't had that problem. I don't think there is any shelf life on the plastic. I have used some over 5 years old with no problem.

It does seem to stretch a lot more but another thing I m concerned about is it seems to take a lot longer to solidify after pouring...it used to be a couple minutes then it would be to hard now it's like 4 or 5 minutes and it's still runny

Your plastisol needs to be heated to 350 degrees on the initial heating to get it to cure properly. I am not sure that 330 will do it

I tried do-it plastic a few years back. Hated the box because it was hard to mix up. I wanted to try the essentials so the first thing I did was pour it into a jug. Worked fine. From what you are saying sounds like it's not mixed good. Maybe a bad batch.

I had some MF plastic for probably 15 years recently gave it to a friend that is pouring it and it is working just fine. I've been catching fish on the baits he has made for me.He stirred it with a drill and paint mixer.