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Ive been experimenting with foil wrapping my crankbaits, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to go about painting them to get a nice shine. I've read that you're supposed to coat the lure before painting, but I'm thinking that if you don't paint the foil before coating, that the foil won't shine through the paint... I painted one last night directly on the foil and it doesn't shine through either (the paint is opaque, so you can't even tell that I foil wrapped it, it looks like a normal painted lure). I was told that "glass paint" or "window paint" will allow the foil to shine through the paint. WHAT KIND OF PAINT DO YOU GUYS USE WHEN FOIL WRAPPING? AND HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS?

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NewCastle420,

A better place to post this would be in the Hardbaits section of the forum. I think you'll get more responses.

That said: If you are going to cover the entire lure with paint, you'll need to use a transparent paint. It will allow the foil to show through the paint. And, yes, I would suggest that you clearcoat the foil before you paint and then clear it again after you paint.

Gene

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