Cloud7

Hey All, I've been doing a decent amount of research around airbrushing lures (musky lures in particular) and I have a few questions but I feel they could contribute to the more directed understanding of others who have gotten past the initial set up and are about to dive in. I have a few particular lures in mind for airbrushing and I want to know how you all would suggest doing it. 1) I just bought a a Lucky Craft - Bull Fish, in a color that I wasn't crazy about, knowing I would be custom painting it. My question: I will be modifying a stock painted and clear coated plastic lure's paint job. How would you recommend I do it? Do I remove the top coat? How? Can I remove the top/clear coat without removing the paint? Can I paint over the top coat (add details to existing paint schemes)? 2) I'm eying up a couple wooden baits (Hawg Wobbler, Suicks, etc), same question as #1 but now applied to a wooden bait.: I could sand everything (paint/top coar) off, but could I just remove any top/clear coat and paint over the existing paint? Can I paint over the top coat (add details to existing paint schemes)? 3) I have a Hang 10 Manta which had about 60% of its paint stripped throughout the course of a weekend. I'll probably sand this one down, prime it, and paint it some kind of awesome. My question is this: Are there any Top Coats/epoxys that are less bouyant? Will some tend to float while others tend to sink? Let me know what you've done, what's worked, and (possibly more important) what's failed. -C7