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I see what u did there

When painting a soft plastic bait there are not to many choices for paint and only one company that makes it. That company is Spikeit, they have two types one solvent based and one water based. The solvent one smell really bad and caution when using it should be a top concern. The water based one is great but take awhile to dry(unless you force it to dry with a hairdryer or heat gun).This one does need to be top coated with a solvent based clear or dipped in Plastic to seal it. It does dry but if stored touching each other they will stick to each other. As for making a hollow body swimbait I have a video on you tube that shows me making one and painting it too, look up Franksrooty2 and look for the one you want. I know it does not show how to get it off but you just slide it off.

I tried, but I kept falling over. Sorry, couldn't resist!

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Sure, when it is mixed, even when it is poured into the containers, it forms air in the mix. The more you mix it, the more are gets in. When you pour the clear mix into a mold, the air forms bubbles that hurt the clarity, if if bad enough, the strength. There are two ways to combat the air. One is to degass, the other to crush the bubbles. To degass the mix you put it into a vacuum chamber, draw out the air pressure to near zero, let the air bubble out. Depending on the material, it can take 60 seconds to three minutes. To crush the bubbles, you can put the mix into your molds, then put the molds in a pressure chamber and pressure to 60 PSI or more and let the mix cure. I tend to go with the vacuum chamber, let it degass, then pour into the mold slowly so it does not add air back in. I have a video (pretty shaky but OK) that I can email you, but it is to big to attach here. PM me your email and I can send it to you.

We tell our customers to rig them sideways,We kill them rigged sideways,talk about dying action!!!try it sometime

If you want plans, PM me your e-mail and I will get it out to you. They are very easy to make.

I painted this lure with Faskolor Fasglitter Gold. It worked great.

When I stumbled upon this site 3 years ago it was the best present a guy could ask for! I have received help from many and I sure appreciate it! Thank you to all you "old timers!"