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Anyone ever put cloth on the side of a crank bait?

Quite some time ago, I purchased some cloth that had a very shimmerey flash to it when held up to the light. It was very thin. I made a crank and glued the cloth to the sides of it. Well the cloth had small stiff little threads where I cut it out and I could not get them to lay smooth/flat against the sides of the crank and the protruded through the epoxy top coat. I did manage to catch a few bass on it before it started shedding the top coat. A few days ago while looking for something else, I came across this cloth and decided to take another stab at it. So far it is looking like it might work. I used 3m contact cement this time, hopefully it will do a better job. Just wanted to show how the sides change colors as it rotates on the dryer. Will post a pic in then gallery when they are finished.

John

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If it is a regular thread try using a hot knife to cut the shape, you may get it to lay down then.

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It looks like a flat thread, I jut put the second coat of D2T on and I can see a few of the threads sticking through it.

Thanks for that suggestion. I have a hot knife for cutting decals, that should work. Again, thanks.

John

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Sanding after the first coat will work the same way you layup firberglass mat. Just grind the edge smooth and recoat. Also, if you want a very clean line for the edge, epoxy down a piece of material bigger than you need, and let this set and trim it to size with a NEW blade when it's in the gel state. For Devcon it's about 20 minutes.

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this stuff looks like very thin/fine flat strips plastic or mylar or a similar material held/bound/woven together with something that looks like a fine spider web. I have no idea what it is.

I Think the next time I use it I will pass a flame over the edges as Richard suggested and I believe they may melt away

I like the effects of it and will continue to tinker with it until I get something that I am very happy with.

I bought the material at Walmart, it is very thin and translucent until I put it over a dark background or shine a light directly on it. 

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