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    U.v. Craze

    I have a lot of the guys I paint for asking me about U.V.. I see its in fashion now with salmon and steelhead, and gaining traction with other species. Besides flourescent paints that glow under a black light I dont get the U.V. craze. I believe flourescent colors are brighter and show up better under low light, but is there more to it than that? Have you guys looked into this? Is there something other than flourescent paints I should know about? Or if someone has a good link to some info I would love to read up. Tom
  2. This has done pretty well for me on muskies here in west Mi. It works well painted over foil also. all Createx colors. opaque white base and belly, top 1\3 2 parts Tinting black mixed with 3 parts pthalo blue, pearl white scale on top, looks fine with silver scale too. I also add a lot of glitter to the epoxy clear coat. I like glitter with a little irredescent pink in it, but any glitter will look fine, maybe not gold though. But heavy on the glitter I like that thing flashy! Its very simple, but it catches fish. Tom
  3. What kind of clear coat is that on floating Rapalas? I have found only 1 primer to stick to it and its $12 a can and a pain in the backside to use, plus its nasty stuff. The clear they use almost feals "oily". Even with sanding most paints dont want to stick. All the plastic Rapalas are fine as they have a different clear coat. Tom
  4. Thanks for the input Bob. I think I will try the Etex first as I have confidence in it. I think I can get that pretty thin especially if I heat it while brushing it on. Tom
  5. I'm for sure not making money on this one. I have 2 hours into this and have not touched the air brush yet. ha. Not about the money , right? Going to start this week. I will try to post a pic (if it looks good) when I'm done and the recipe of color mixes. I think I am going to use a bristled brush to do the bars. Seen that on a taxidermy site and it looked great. Tom
  6. I am a muskie bait maker\ painter and I am getting into painting walleye baits for some friends and may sell some. My question is does E-tex kill the action on these small baits? I have only used epoxy type clears on my bigger baits, but I worry that it will hinder the action on smaller baits. Is thinning a must? Tom
  7. I have been asked to paint a small mouth pattern for a client on a 15" muskie bait. Not sure why I agreed, as I have never done a smally before (overconfident) but here I am starting from scratch. Does anyone want to share a smally pattern? Looking for the base color using Createx colors. You may save me a lot of mixing and wasted paint. Hopefully I can return the favor someday. Thanks. Tom
  8. I had one and it was o.k. It is a light duty saw at best, and was best suited for softer wood. My neighbor used it once for cutting a bunch of oak trim and it ate up my blades. It should do fine as a hobby saw though, and for the money is a good buy. Tom
  9. Thats a very good perch pattern Ted, especially for a soft bait! Tom S.
  10. I am looking for the best spray on (rattle can) clear coat to use on hard plastic baits. I use createx paints and use e-tex on my wood baits but dont want to use it on hard plastic baits anymore, mostly because of added weight. Thanks! Tom
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    New Createx

    dvowell,, call Createx colors customer service,when I was talking to him yesterday he said he would send me some of the Chameleon for my trouble. Sounds like they may have it on hand still. By the way the customer service at Createx was first rate! I agree with Jed, I wish they would make some of the colors opaque, especially brown and green. Tom
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    New Createx

    After using the "New" Createx for a while now, one thing stands out. The opaque white which is what I use as a base coat primer does NOT adhere nearly as good as the old Createx, even after heat setting. After talking to a rep at Createx he said the bottle I got may have been a freezethaw issue being that it shipped to Mi. in January.He is shipping me a new bottle, so I will see if that was the problem or not. Tom
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    New Createx

    Has anyone used the new Createx paints? I was told they changed the formula,and the last few bottles I bought had new labels. From what I can see is the opaques are more chalky, and the transparents are more watery than they were before.With the transparents the color settles out much faster also. After sitting for a day or so the top 12" of the bottle is clear. I'm not saying I like or dont like it, just different. Tom
  14. I love that paint scheme!.... But I wouldnt call it $9 bass. You should give a paint job like that a better name anyways. That is different and original enough to call your own, so it should be named as such. Put your stamp on it! Good job! Tom
  15. ROTATIONAL MOLDING Larry Suba, Akro Plastics LarryS@rotomold.net Rotational molding is a highly versatile manufacturing option that allows for unlimited possibilities with the added benefit of low production costs. PROCESS OVERVIEW Do a search for Rotational molding. I know a little bit about this process, but dont know about what resins can be used and would it be tough enough for baits? This would make a one piece hollow plastic body, no rattles though. Here is what I found: The rotational molding process starts with a good quality mold that is placed in a molding machine that has a loading, heating, and cooling area. Several molds may be placed on the machine at the same time. Pre-measured plastic resin is loaded into each mold, and then the molds are moved into the oven where they are slowly rotated on both the vertical and horizontal axis. The melting resin sticks to the hot mold and coats every surface evenly. The mold continues to rotate during the cooling cycle so the parts retain an even wall thickness. Once the parts are cooled, they are released from the mold. The rotational speed, heating and cooling times are all controlled throughout the process. Tom
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