spoonbender Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 A quickie search didn't net any results so I need to pester you boys for a little help on the best extended glow paint compatible with plastic lures. I have a request for a few dozen in various colors. I've used extended glow powders for trolling spoons and jigs but no acrylics or enamels to date. Any experience out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Are you referring to soft plastics or plastic hardbaits? I bought acrylic glow paint here: http://www.glonation.com/unpigmented-glow-paint.html and brushed it onto jigging spoons which I then topcoated with Dick Nite S81 urethane. The paint is a thick gel-like acrylic with very large glow grains in it - too large to shoot with any airbrush. As I understand it, the choice is between paints with large grains that glow brighter and longer versus paint with small grains that won't glow as bright or long. I put it on in thick multiple coats and it really glows brightly - wakes those fish right up 50 ft deep. I don't think it's ideal for a crankbait because it has a grainy surface texture, though I have coated a couple of lipless cranks with it and they work fine. I've also seen glow in the dark adhesive tape that you might consider, sold on Amazon.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbender Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Would be painting crankbaits with the glow. I've used the aerosol versions, not bad for a base, but, as you mentioned, due to the finer particles, don't glow for much more than a 1/2 hour or so. I have tried the glow tape and sheeting on trolling spoons, but it would be difficult to conform it to the more variable geometry's of the crankbaits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
