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As I stated in my last thread I am a newby bait maker. Just wondered if anyone has used Spar Urethane as your clear coat. It is what I used on my baits. I like it because it comes in a spray can. It goes on very smooth and dries pretty fast. It also leaves a more subtle finish than epoxy. Has anyone else used this or is it a waste of time?

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There are a lot of good baits that have been made over the years, and cleared with spar urethane. It used to be too, that spar urethane yellowed over time, guaranteed. That possibly may no longer be the case, as "thane" technology has significantly advanced, as in the field of automotive finishes. You used to not be able to buy a can of anything "Spar" that said on the can that it would not yellow either.

Will it hold up to toothy fishes? If you're asking if it will repel teeth marks, uh, no. however, if you're using a fairly hard wood, or wood that has been enhanced by good penetrating sealers, you may well get a lifetime of service from the bait with little significant damage. This may not necessarily be the case with an epoxy clear coat, which will sometimes delaminate after it has been voided, rendering the lure unfishable in some cases.

There is a lot of information on this site about clearcoats, and you've just added another piece. If you build a good lure, with good adhesion through all coats of finish, and top it off with two or three light coats or so of non-yellowing spar urethane properly applied with a light touch, you will have built a nice lure that may well outlive you, and you'll be sleeping well at night, while a lot of other builders are burning the midnight oil in their quest for the perfect topcoat.

Learn as much as you can while building the best baits that you can, and then if you want to try some different clearcoats, you'll do so with the foundations of your lure building in place, having eliminated most of the headaches that cause problems with various clearcoats to begin with.

Good luck, welcome to the site, and enjoy your bait making!

Dean

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JFLURES... Dean's advice was right on... That is why I bug the crap out of him all the time..! But if you ever want a 2nd opinion.. I got a friend name MIKEY you might just want to talk too!!! He is not a lure legend.. He is a LURE GOD.. Mikey would tell you to dip your lures in the paint again after every cast!! That way you would save money on the clear and not ever have to worry about durability... I bet you never thought about trying that now did you...

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