cisarc2 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I have watched some videos using plastic, heat guns, and vacuums to melt plastic over a blank to make homemade stencils. So far, I haven't been super successful at that technique. I went searching for another and I know I posted another video/topic to use Play-Doh to help conceal eyes during the painting process. Well this week I took it further and decided to test the waters on molding the entire bait and letting it dry after cutting. And to my surprise, it was remarkable. There are a few properties of Play-Doh that make perfect and not perfect at the same time, but with a couple tricks I have learned from you guys I have sealed each stencil in super glue which adds a ton of durability to each stencil. I wanted to share in hopes to give you all at tip and trick that could be beneficial to you all if you are looking to make a certain pattern and speed up painting times without needing a ton of tape or a 3D printer. Hope this helps! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Not a bad idea and like you said it’s cheap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakarp Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Nice. I just got some sculpty bake dry clay to mess with as a way to make a quick original for molding, but I like this type of use as well. Thanks for sharing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisarc2 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 12 hours ago, seakarp said: Nice. I just got some sculpty bake dry clay to mess with as a way to make a quick original for molding, but I like this type of use as well. Thanks for sharing that. That's a great idea as well. It has been great so far. I just used it for a jerk bait to cut out a baby bass stencil and it worked quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 I wonder if you can dip in KBS. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisarc2 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, ravenlures said: I wonder if you can dip in KBS. Wayne I actually was planning on trying that this weekend. I think I will try a brush on coat of it first and see how it reacts & holds up. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
