I think I'm going to give the thinnned Devcon a try since that is what I'm using as a top coat now on other lures that I'm painting. I just didn't know what to do with the bare balsa and I kinda thought that it needed to be sealed in some way. Thanks for all the help. I'm in the process of trying to copy the old bagleys BB I, II, III and the DB I, II, III. I will try and post some pictures on here when I get one done.