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  1. For small brushes I use interdental brushes that you can buy at Wal-mart or Walgreens or places like that near the floss and toothbrushes. They are small enough to go between your teeth so they fit nicely in the end of your gun. The ones I buy are on nice handles with wire shafts so you can bend them to go through the cup as well. They aren't long enough to go from the end all the way to the cup so I do them both ways. I generally dip them in Denatured Alcohol and brush away...I do the complete breakdown only once every couple of weeks though. I've got all kinds of guns including the PS900 and those brushes work on all of them so far. They are only about $3 for 8 of them and you can use them a bunch of times. Its the only thing I've found that works to clean that space easily.
  2. I agree...Jann's is great. I've not ordered their blanks but buy some other components from them because they are so quick. I live in MO and if I order in the morning get the stuff in 2-3 days.
  3. Alot of fish also have evolved to have eye spots near the tail as well. It's much less lethal to have your tail bitten than your head! On my baits I normally put kill spots in the middle of the bait. I look at it like shooting at a target. you should always try to get the center of mass so there is greater chance of hitting something if you're off a bit. Not sure if it truely makes a difference but I'll keep putting them on! Chris
  4. I know one of my biggest problems has been the cold weather here in the midwest has killed me using D2T. In an attempt to warm up my basement workshop I put one of those oil filled radiator type space heaters next to the work bench my drying wheel was on. I moved the wheel close to the edge so the lures were turning out over the edge of the bench and all the warm air from the heater passed up and over the lures. My lures coated with ETEX dried in half the time. It was purely by accident and convenience because the only available plug was with my drying wheel...but most of my best ideas are accidents!!!! I'm still not sure it's worth the extra drying time but it sure is much less unpredictable and annoying than D2T this time of year for me. Chris
  5. I agree with Downriver....I had the same problem until I got a pressure regulator. If you don't have on make sure to get one it will make your life a lot easier. Chris
  6. Thanks for all the tips guys. I'm still struggling a bit with the ETEX so far. I get a good coat on the lure but after it turns on the whieel a bit it seems to develop small bare spots. I've had the same situation with D2T before but normally just because I've been working too quick or a small spot hides behind the hook hanger. These spots seem to develop for no reason. I did try to let it sit after mixing about 10 minutes today to get a bit thicker. We'll see tomorrow when I get them off the wheel. I have been using the syringes like a lot of people suggested on the boards. I think I've read about every ETEX post on the boards for the past year. I'm not certain its worth the extra work and drying time? Hopefully it will warm up enough to get some in the water for a try! Chris
  7. Gator...glad you're not just laughing at me! I coated the last few lures with D2T and thought it would be ok but they ended up with a sort of wavy finish. I sanded them down then got somewhat clever to get a new coat of D2T. I have a small toaster oven in my workspace that I use to powder coat jig heads. I preheated the toaster oven so the top would be warm. I mix my epoxy in the bottom of soda cans. So I set the soda can on the toaster oven to keep it warm and the D2T thin. It worked pretty good but is a huge pain. I've done coat #2 of ETEX on my first attempt. Looks good but it takes so long to dry. I searched all over the boards and found conflicting reports about how long you need to wait to put a second coat on. Can you do it when its tacky or need to wait 24 hours til its dry? Thanks for the advice guys and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one ripping my hair out!!! Chris
  8. Hey guys. Thanks for all the great advice that I've gotten here. I have learned so much since finding this site. I have a quick question about working with ETEX over D2T. I've always used D2T because I'm in Walmart once a week for something and its always there. But now that the cold weather has set in and I work in my basement D2T has been giving me fits getting hard to work with. I've thinned it...warmed it...and all in its just driving me nuts. I picked up some ETEX the other day at Michaels to give it a try. For you ETEX users how many coats are you applying? I've been pretty successful with one or maybe 2 coats of D2T but it seems that ETEX might need more. Anything other caution or differences you can think of that are critical would be appreciated! Thanks Chris
  9. I've bought from Vanndalizer.com too and am happy with his stuff too.
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