VMAXX Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 I know this was asked before but I can't seem to find it on the board,what is the easiest way to remove the factory paint off of crankbait's such as the old poe's and fat rap's ? Thank's Vmaxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 On wooden baits I just sand it off with a dremel drum sander. On plastic baits I use a small sand blaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMAXX Posted November 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Thanks Hughesy I know you had posted that info before but I couldnt find it Vmaxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I use acetone on plastic baits. Just dip the bait in for a few seconds. Hold the bait by the bill and pull an old rag down the crankbait body. This will remove most of the clearcoat. Repeat until you remove all the paint. One word of caution, avoid getting the bill in the acetone, it'll make it soft. I normally don't take the primer coat off of the crankbait. If I do I sand it. The acetone will make the crankbait body soft also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurehead03 Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 will acetone take of devcon or will it have to be sanded off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Acetone will remove Devcon. It will take awhile, depending on how thick it is. Skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 i soaked a couple of pikies in thompson water sealer and after a few hours you could almost rub the paint off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter jones Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Ok, I tried the Acetone. I did not dip the bait all the way in(plastic bandit bait). I put it on a rag.. I noticed the bare areas got sticky soft so I was reluctant to dip it in. On some areas of the lure... the paint would not budge I used a soft sponge type sander to remove the paint. I spent two hours trying to get the paint off. I found that Badger makes a small sand blaster for models... a 260-3. I found the cheapest price was at Monstronix.com around 35.00 shipped(29.95) Has any one used it before. Has any one used MEK on plastic? It has a warning about plastic but so did the acetone. The Acetone did not damage the lure it returned to a normal state. It may have been the epoxy getting tacky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 if the paints in decent shape. you could use epoxy white primer overtop. it holds and does not flake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...