bassin1997 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 im new to maing wood lures and i was wondering what wood sealer you use for your wooden baits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Devcon Two Ton epoxy thinned with denatured alcohol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbaits Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 CA Glue then a coat of Etex. Or sometime I use a durable paint like Varathane in Color (thinned) before I coat it with Etex. If I coat with etex alone I'll thin it first then give it another coat. First coat is to seal it and to fill up the grains, next one is to smooth it over so I have a smooth canvis to work on (no grains showing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matador Customs Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 How do you thin out etex. And is etex the same as Envirotex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbaits Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 How do you thin out etex. And is etex the same as Envirotex? Etex is Envirotex. They tell you in the manual how to thin it for sealing fresh wood. Can't recall what they suggest but I've used regular rubbing alcohol to thin it when it was to thick for at the end of coating a bunch of lures and it seemed to work fine. Didn't measure just added a bit and mixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matador Customs Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Cool. Im gonna have to try it out. Will denatured alchohol work too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdL Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Denatured alcohol should work. If I remember right rubbing alcohol had some water in it. There are different percentages too. I would look for the highest percentage rubbing alcohol if I couldn't get denatured. A tip I learned from a mentor: If you haven't tried a technique before, learn and practice on a scrap piece. If it gets screwed up its now big deal. At least you haven't ruined you masterpiece. When you get the technique down then do the real piece. Less frustration that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbaits Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I would use denatured alcohol if I had it on had, this is most likely what Etex recommends. Only reason I use rubbing alcohol is that I have it on hand for cleaning my brushes and it has worked in the past for thinning Etex with no noticeable repercussions. FYI I've only used it to thin Etex on my last coat.... If you used rubbing alcohol to thin on your first coat with water based paint you may have an issue (may not since water base doesn't bleed quick like solvent base does). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
