jeb

Hey guys, Thanks for you feedback and I'll keep on learning how to use my airbrush. jeb

Hey guys, I just broke down and bought an air brush. I couldn't receive the desired finish with spray cans, and am getting much better results with the air brush. One question I have though is about thinning the paint to flow through the airbrush. I was using a white opaque by createx as a base color and it was to thick by itself to flow through the brush. I added just enough water to the paint so it would flow. My question is, will water be okay to thin the paint and does it effect the pigment of other colors? Would a paint thinner or something else be better, and what would that be? If I used a thinner would it dry faster? Your feedback is much appreciated. Thanks, jeb

I need some help with how to spray paint poured cranks. I've got my lure coated with devcon 2-ton epoxy, but now I am starting to try and paint it for the third time! All I want is a pearl white crankbait, but after my third coat last night the paint on the lure started to slide off the lure and now I'm back to sanding it down to the devcon. I'm trying to use thin coats, but I seem to be getting a lot of bubbles, and spraying the crank any closer puts too thick of a coat on. The spray paint I am using is by Tamiya. Should I try another kind? I'm thinking about getting an airbrush, but have never used one, so I don't know if the paint will apply any easier. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also with a pearl white color is a base coat necessary? Thanks, jeb

Thanks Skeeter, I just needed some reassurance on what I'm doing. I've just been doing a lot of trial and error on my own before I found this website and wasting a lot of time and effort. With everyone's feedback I think I've figured out how to do some of these processes. Thanks again, jeb

Hi guys, I'm starting to paint my first poured crankbait. I'm using lacquer paint from spray cans because I don't have an airbrush yet, but hope to in the not to distant future. I have some questions regard spray painting lacquer paint from cans. Can I paint over the base coat once it is dry or is it possible for these colors to bleed? What is the process when using spray cans? I just want to do some simple patterns to start with. I planned on using devcon 2-ton epoxy as the protective clearcoat, does this sound sufficient or is there a better method? Thanks, jeb

Thanks guys, I will be using these suggestions tonight and this weekend. I appreciate those who take the time to help those who are just trying this for the first time. When I first got on this website and seen what type of lures everyone was building I wasn't sure how forthcoming people would be with their secrets, but I am surprised about how much immediate feedback I got. I hope that someday I can become as accomplished as some of you. Thanks again. jeb

Hi guys, I've been trying to pour some crankbaits that I have made and seem to be having trouble with the finish. I am using R-8 casting foam from Bare Metal Foil company. The results from the R-8 foam are somewhat mixed. The outer suface of the lure seems pretty nice smooth, but when I remove excess foam at the crease where the 2 molds come together there seems to be a lot of pores or voids. I've tried using devcon 2-ton epoxy to fill these voids and cover the rest of the lure, but I am on my third coat and I'm not sure this will do the trick. Could I use wood filler to fill these voids and then devcon over the lure? What do you guys think? Also I am building a drying wheel this weekend instead of turning the lure by hand. This might help with my devcon application because there seems to be some bubbling in it. Please give me some feedback, because I can't wait till I can post some pics. Thanks, Jeb

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum, but I wanted to get some ideas about painting my crankbaits. I've poured my first crankbait using rigid casting foam. I'm satisfied with the result for my first try, but am having problems when trying to paint it. There are some open pores from the foam, and I need to know the process to fill these open pores. I've tried spray painting and sanding again and again, but it seems like I'm using a lot of paint to get the desired result. Should I dip paint the crank and then sand it down?Then spray paint it the colors I want. Is there some sort of filler I could use? I have heard of using a Devcon clearcoat epoxy to fill, followed by sanding and painting, and then clearcoat again. Does this work? What type of clearcoat works best a lacquer or the Devcon product? What is the Devcon product called? Thanks for any help or information in advance, Jeb