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Holographic foil on some lipless blanks.


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would love to know where to or how to complete this process. I have been trying all different types paints, vinyl etc and yet to have any good results. These look fantastic!!! please share

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With the amount of baits seen foiled someone is selling them. Guys, I’ve done some research and what i found was they use a Heat Press for Tee Shirts to apply foil on shirts, my guess is he did the same with baits. Heat presses aren’t cheap so an investment in one would obviously expect a return on investment for a business. Use Google for more info...its there.

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1 minute ago, NM Hevi said:

With the amount of baits seen foiled someone is selling them. Guys, I’ve done some research and what i found was they use a Heat Press for Tee Shirts to apply foil on shirts, my guess is he did the same with baits. Heat presses aren’t cheap so an investment in one would obviously expect a return on investment for a business. Use Google for more info...its there.

I don't think it's out of line for fellow members of a custom lure painting website to ask how someone did something to a bait.  

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I don't mind shearing how its done.Michael and I have a facebook page showing people tips and tricks on how to paint lure's. I have no secrets. I took a credit card stamping machine and modifyed it to do fishing lures.  I use hot stamping foil with the press I modifyed. I am using 536 degrees F to melt the foil on the blank. The top aluminum plate has a 300 w heating element inside with a temperature probe. This keeps the temperature constant. The aluminum plate has a 1/2" thick silicone  high heat pad. I put the foil on the blank and I press the pad on the foil with a little pressure and hold it there for 9 to 10 seconds. Here is my video so you get the idea.  If not allowed please delete.  

 

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I did a post on one of my groups showing how to modify the press and where to get the materials to do it. The first credit card press I bought was the WTJ-90A.  It has a great heater but the gears are made from pot metal and they broke. I cant find any replacement gears and to have some steel gears made will cost $600 or more. The second machine I bought was  the TJ-90A. This machine was all metal and has steel gears but the heater was crap and would not get hot enough to apply the foil.  So, I took the heater from the first machine and put it on the second machine.  Now I have a good machine with steel gears and a good heater. The foils I get from E bay, Cedar run outdoors and different places on the internet.  Not all  plastic blanks will foil properly, White plastic and yellow plastic will not foil. Clear ABS plastic seems to work the best.  I scuff the blank with a gray scotch bright pad then I clean it with denatured alcohol. Even then some will not foil properly. Some times its the clear coat the factory puts on the blanks and some times its in the plastic. So it's not just getting the machine and you can foil anything. Most of the blanks come out great but there are those few frustrating one's to. I am working on these 8" ones now and I can't get behind the gill plate because it sticks out to far. That is also frustrating but it will get paint. I have foiled well over 2000 blanks and I still have 1200 blanks to do. The orders keep coming in every day. People send me the blanks they want foiled  and I send them back when there done. At one point I had to stop taking orders just to catch up. This all started as an experiment to see if I could make a lure foiling machine out of something that already existed but it had to be small enough to sit on a table. This is what I ended up with. And it works

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If you would like the link to  both machines I got on E Bay I will gladly tell you but they need to be modifyed to work. I am sorry for not replying sooner but I don't normally visit this website to often because it is challenging to navigate through if your not use to it. If anyone wants to contact me you can go to my facebook page   https://www.facebook.com/groups/170632453478550/

Or you tub  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjDTHpMkQeASLtYVcUWCMKg?view_as=subscriber

I hope the information was helpful.

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People have tried to use a heat gun, house iron and a panini press. The house iron came close.  A  house iron gets to about 300f.  I am using over 500f. Every now and then  you can find a used press on ebay for cheap. I now one gut who bought a used one for $130. I'm sure there are other ways this can be done. A 300w heater is key.

 

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I just wanted to say thanks G rosa for all the detailed information you gave on the foil stamping process and equipment.  I was interested in trying this on powder painted lead lures and the process also works great for casting spoons etc..  Another nice effect of using the silicone rubber pads is that the texture of the pad will transfer to the cured powder paint giving it a hatched finish.  I still have a bit learning and of work to do on my heater stage setup and application process, but here are a few of my initial attempts.  Thanks a bunch and I hope this information is useful to others.

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I just bought a ti 90a off eBay.  I see where you installed a new heater and where you got it on EBay and the larger heating plate.  Did you make any more changes?   If so what are they.  I want to do the same.

 

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