joshuaclayton

Guys Ive been airbrushing for a week now and I couldnt get past a scale pattern. The mesh would move around and it just got frustrating, theres always a better way right well this works for me. Women thread in and out of these plastic sheets makin there precious designs but when i saw em at Michaels in the knitting section I thought about scales. I dont know exactly what there called but i take the sheets place them over a blank bait of the same type that im puttn scales on. Line up the scales how you like and take a mini torch is what i use and heat the sheet, slow or youll melt it, form it to the bait a little at a time and hold it in place till it begins to cool then itll stay there. Keep this up and youll basically end up with half a mesh mold. Now whenever you paint say a Sammy 3 weeks later you can find that mold slide it on there perfect fit and spray away just make sure you mold it tight to the bait when you form the mold and be patient let the paint dry before you remove it. This was my first brilliant ''I wonder if anyones thought of this'' moments and for a moment i thought it would be my secret till I thought about all the disasters I avoided thanks to everyones help. I hope somebody benefits from it cuz yallve sure helped me.

Appreciate the info but I should have informed yall of the shop compressor which is a 150psi tank which will regulate down to 30psi for sure because I checked. Im curious of what the moisture trap prevents or maybe allows does it promote a more consistant spray.

Ive finally descided to get the HP-C with the Mac valve and since i already have a shop compressor I was wondering what kind of connection from the gun to the shop compressor would i need in order to still use the compressor for other chores and i keep hearing about regulators Im not dumbstruck can someone help me.

Does anyone know if Janns glued cranks are the same cranks that luremaking.com is selling unglued.

Guys ive been repainting old lures with lost paint for a while now and want to try to advance now. Id like to start airbrushing more seriously and would appreciate all the information on the proven air brushes, lure bodys, paints, basically for the ones that have been at it a while if you where just now starting and new what you do now what would you start with. I would appreciate any knowledge on the toolbox I guess you would say that I need to create my own patterns. Im hoping to paint cranks, jerks, and topwater hardbaits. Thanks alot.