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Thanks BobP! Is there a brand/type of acrylic glow paint you recommend?

Do any of you have experience running the glow powder with clear Createx through an airbrush? I know it's been discussed on the forum. I bought 50 micron glow powder so it's super coarse. I read somewhere 30 micron will go through an airbrush. Any thoughts?

I built a bunch of glow jigging spoons by painting on 4 coats of acrylic glow paint. The paint had large glow grains so couldn’t be airbrushed but large grains = more glow. It leveled out pretty well and I topcoated it with moisture cured urethane. These spoons proved to be very durable and the glow is strong enough to literally read a newspaper in a dark room. They catch bass great when I go deep jigging in the winter.

ok - thanks!

Use it right before you fish the baits. Some were advertising to marinate your baits in it, but being water based the resin won't absorb any significant amount of it. Their new BF injector looks more promising.

Well, this explains my failures lol. Thanks for all the help!

Hollow won't crimp. Need solid for sure. Good luck.

Good luck BJ. I have tried several times to paint this old color (my reel guy loves it). I started with pearl white covered by silver or aluminum, misted over with pearl white or colorshift mica powder. Never been satisfied with the result. I wouldn't give you a nickel for that color because I couldn't catch any fish on it but I would like to make my reel guy happy and make him a lipless with that color. I have tried many other recipes without success. Will try the paint recommended to you. If you figure out the formula please e-mail me. rdkeen48@yahoo.com thanks

ok just a crimped metal bead or glued. I was going to try epoxy when I get a chance. thanks guys!

or a belt sander

Thanks guys! The white base coat makes a big difference. I found a brand of epoxy that cures slower and applies alot easier. NowI just have to make sure it's durable enough to stand up to salmon teeth.

White basecoat is a good idea.

Using a white primer or basecoat help to make the glow brighter , try using a 15 minute or longer curing epoxy . Then mix in your pigment and stir well ( trying not to get crazy with air bubbles ) Glow enamel works great I just hate the smell , good luck !

I add my glo powder to clear nail polish, and use the nail polish brush to apply it. I test in my laundry room with the doors closed after it's dried. If it's not bright enough, I add a second coat.

I'm not familiar with this supplier, but would a powder coat like this work?

I haven't made any baits yet with a line tie in the lip like you are describing, but I love your solution. Makes sense to me!

Think I got it figured out. Did a dab of devcon 2 ton right on the bottom side of the lip were the line tie passes through and it seems much more solid now. We will see how it holds up.

Hey folks Was just curious on something. Working on a diving bait that has the line tie coming out a good distance from the bait to where it goes through the bottom of the lip. Because of the distance when tuning the bait it seems like the line tie has to much freedom to move around as I'm reeling it in. I was thinking about putting a beat of epoxy on the bottom side of the lip to hold everything steady and make sure the bait can hold a tune on a retrieve. The hole around the line tie has little to no play but I figure I can hold it tight with some epoxy and it should run. Anybody else run up against this?

it is 100% waterbased. ABW (owners of BaitFuel & Netbait) uses a different form of Baitfuel (not available to anyone else) to add to the plastic during the manufacturing process for their own products.

JustFishin, How did you make out? I would like to see some of your creations. Tip: a mold is not always necessary to making soft plastics. You'd be amazed what you can create using a glassy floor tile or tablespoon as a mold such as this surface lure.

Did you put a clear coat over the paint?

Adding it before heating would only cook it off.. And if indeed it is water based Do Not add to raw plastisol before heating. Make your biats, let them cure day or so, then add BaitFuel to your bagged baits. But only do samples one or two baits, because you don't know what effect Bait fuel will have on finished baits. over the long term Once you see it's harmless, feel free to add as much as you want to your bagged baits.

I'm thinking bait fuel is water based so it could only be added in the bag. I could be wrong. If in fact it is water based you sure don't want to add to raw plastic!

in this video, it shows the use of tannin It increases cross-linking, and makes the baits less soluble in water. I also found that if you add fruit pectin to gelatin it raises the melting point temperature An optimum tannin content around 10 wt% in gelatin–tannin films gives rise to strong, thermally stable, moisture resistant and flexible films as mechanical, What is the bloom strength of the gelatin you are using?

I saw a video the guy was using tannin mixed in a small glass of water. 1 teaspoon of tannin. He’s soaks the finished Bates in tannin water for one minute. This makes the baits less soluble in water. It also increases cross linking. How do you like the flexibility of your Baits? What is the bloom strength of the gelatin you were using?