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I asked Phil about his signature dye today. He told me that it was pure acetone, and that if you allow the plastic that you are trying to color to remain in his dye too long, it will eat it off. Not sure if he was being dead serious about that, but sure enough, I only allowed the plastic I tested out to remain in there just long enough to dunk it.
I let it sit for a few seconds, and it was dry to the touch. The color was spectacular. I ended up with a bottle of it, and took the work back into the shop with me, where I poured some hot water into a styrofoam cup. I wanted to test the bleeding of the color away from the lure when fished in warmer water temps. The spout says that the water coming out is 120*, and I immediately set the worms tail in it. I dunked it numerous times, smacked it against the side of the cup, and swirled it....................none of the pain bled. I was very impressed.
Next, I took the tip of the worm, dunked it into the bottle, to demonstrate for a co-worker, and then I took a pair of wire strippers, cut 1/4" of the nose off, and come to find out, the dye absorbs ALL the way through the plastic. Not sure if Spike-It and Zoom do that, but Pro Lures' Dye does.
While I haven't fished a lure that has been dyed, if the reaction and sincerely impressed feeling that I got from running the battery of tests on the dye is any indication of how well it will perform, then I believe that the bass will eat it up. Time will tell, and I will be sure to add to this post when I fish a lure that has been dyed.
At this point in time, I highly recommend anyone that dyes their lures with Spike-It or Zoom, to go to Pro Lures (as acetone is a hazardous material, and Phil doesn't ship HMs), put down the money for a bottle, and test it for themselves. I am sure that they will be just as impressed with it as I was.
Oh yea, another bonus is that it doesn't have the flunky garlic scent to it that the other's have. Personally, I do not like the garlic smell, and I feel that it negates the bites that I would have from fish, had I fished a lure that was dyed with a non-scented dye. Personally, that sets Phil's dye above and beyond the rest.
Also note, he does produce the red dye. Not sure at this point if I will get a bottle of that, or not. I usually only use chartreuse coloring, and it's the only color dye I have confidence in.
I let it sit for a few seconds, and it was dry to the touch. The color was spectacular. I ended up with a bottle of it, and took the work back into the shop with me, where I poured some hot water into a styrofoam cup. I wanted to test the bleeding of the color away from the lure when fished in warmer water temps. The spout says that the water coming out is 120*, and I immediately set the worms tail in it. I dunked it numerous times, smacked it against the side of the cup, and swirled it....................none of the pain bled. I was very impressed.
Next, I took the tip of the worm, dunked it into the bottle, to demonstrate for a co-worker, and then I took a pair of wire strippers, cut 1/4" of the nose off, and come to find out, the dye absorbs ALL the way through the plastic. Not sure if Spike-It and Zoom do that, but Pro Lures' Dye does.
While I haven't fished a lure that has been dyed, if the reaction and sincerely impressed feeling that I got from running the battery of tests on the dye is any indication of how well it will perform, then I believe that the bass will eat it up. Time will tell, and I will be sure to add to this post when I fish a lure that has been dyed.
At this point in time, I highly recommend anyone that dyes their lures with Spike-It or Zoom, to go to Pro Lures (as acetone is a hazardous material, and Phil doesn't ship HMs), put down the money for a bottle, and test it for themselves. I am sure that they will be just as impressed with it as I was.
Oh yea, another bonus is that it doesn't have the flunky garlic scent to it that the other's have. Personally, I do not like the garlic smell, and I feel that it negates the bites that I would have from fish, had I fished a lure that was dyed with a non-scented dye. Personally, that sets Phil's dye above and beyond the rest.
Also note, he does produce the red dye. Not sure at this point if I will get a bottle of that, or not. I usually only use chartreuse coloring, and it's the only color dye I have confidence in.