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fishnart

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  1. Hello, I'm from the hard bait section but have a question for you softbait experts. I have someone who wants me to paint some hard swimbaits for him. The baits he makes have soft plastic or rubber tails. My question is, is there a way to paint the soft plastic or rubber? I would assume that it has to be dyed, that any paint would come off??? Any help would be appreciated.

     

    Thanks a ton

  2. Let me ask you this, I work in my basement which is probably cooler than room temps if you know what I mean. The temp is not controlled down there like the rest of the house. It's not cold, but cooler. Do you think this is too cool to use this product?

  3. I use devcon 3 and I've had the epoxy crack on a few baits. This is well after it's dried/cured. I know once I had a bait in a plano box on a hot sidewalk for a couple of hours and the heat made the bait crack, warp and peel all over. But this is not the case on these baits, maybe kept in a boat when hot?? not sure yet but does anyone have any ideas as to what makes them crack?

  4. Thanks guys for taking the time to write such an involvled response. It was very informative. Now I have to decide if its worth it. Maybe I can paint them and pay someone with experience to clear coat them for me lol lol. It does sound very intimidating and a little expensive for me to just play around with some old reels I have. Thank you so much again...

  5. Hummm I think it depends on what you want to accomplish and how much you want to put into it. One can paint basic bait patterns but I think to be really really good you have to have some kind of artist ability and eye. All is not lost though, I think some of this can be learned through practice and maybe some art classes. I can't do alot of things but thankfully God has blessed me with a little bit of artistic ability. I'm able to look at something, for example baitfish, and see all the suttle colors that make up the colors of that baitfish. You kinda have to be able to see through colors to see details and the colors that make up the colors. Some colors are two or three different colors that make up one color. You should also experiment, and learn through this wonderful site all of the available techniques there are out there to use. I use many different mediums, techniques and tools on one bait. This is all helpful...but most of all desire and practice. Hope this makes sense and is helpful.

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