dwtaylor

Those appear to be all round rubber options. I have plenty of that stuff, but I saw some color options I don't already have so I will keep them in mind. The black rubber strands like the jig below are what I am looking for.

All, fishingskirts/skirtsunlimited used to have a wide stranded rubber skirt material that I can't find on their website. I think it was flatline tarantula rubber? Anyone know where to get this? I already use andys square rubber and it isnt that. Thanks

I have painted some swim jigs with an air brush and acrylic paint for fine details like scale patterns over cured white powder coat. I used BSI 30 min epoxy as a top coat and had the jigs cure on a turner. Once the epoxy set up I pulled the weedguard pins out. I did thin it out slightly but that was more to do with extending pot life than anything. So far so good but I dont really fish these baits around rock that test its durability. On a blade bait Id recommend some kind of primer or something to improve paint adhesion, but otherwise I think 2 part slow cure epoxy would work just fine.

Sally Hansons works pretty good. I actually stopped using thread lock and started tucking tag ends much like thread wraps on a guide on a rod. It doesn't slip provided you wrap the top layer tight.

Hey guys, long time lurker, new time bait painter. Anyway, I started clear coating with KBS diamond for my top coat and found that it takes a while to harden up. The baits are pretty tacky after one day, less tacky but still can put fingerprints in the surface after two days, borderline hard on day 3, and hard on day 4. Any tips to speed this up? I do not thin the KBS and I let the baits hang drip and dry on a makeshift rack out of a deep cardboard box with the top open. I would guess the room I work in is around 63-65 degrees (basement), unknown the relative humidity. Do you think a room space heater to heat to mid/upper 70s and a humidifier to raise the relative humidity will help speed it up? Thanks!