robertjp Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 This is a basic type question. I have an airbrush and have used Createx water based paints in the past on lures and then epoxy coated them because the cleanup was easy (relatively speaking). What is the proper paint lure manufacturers use on spinner blades and hardbaits? Is it oil based? Where is the best place to get it? how much of an issue is cleanup with oil based with an airbrush? Thanks in advance. BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 The only other stuff I know of that was or is used for those things is vinyl. Vinyl can be thinned down and used in an air brush as I use to do that but any part that will be in contact with a soft plastic bait will have to be epoxy coated otherwise it will react and melt the soft plastic. I think create is the best stuff to use and it is what most are using as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Guys, I don't paint wire baits, except to powder coat my jigs in basic colors. But I do paint crankbaits, and I've found something that is easy to use, goes over water based air brush paints with no problems, and holds up really well. I got some Wiggle Wart knockoff from Predator. and decided to add the same claw paint on the bills as the original. I dipped the painted baits in AC1315, a concrete sealer, and it has held up great to grinding across rocky banks. I'm sure it would let me paint spinnerbaits with my airbrush and Createx paints if I brushed it onto them, after they were heat set/dried. It is solvent based, so I do my lure dipping outside, but it flashes off really fast, is high in solids so it sets quickly, I use a hair dryer to help it set faster, and I can handle a lure an hour after it's dipped. Just an option to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
