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  1. From what I have read People who paint plastic baits with airbrushes have to use retarder to eliminate the spider webs that form due to the paint drying too fast . A little but of mica goes a long way I am wondering if you are putting too much mica in the paint cup causing clumping in the tip ?
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  2. Can you take a picture of the mold and upload? I agree fully with above comments - looks like its a venting issue. Are those bubbles just on one side - and I'd assume to be the "up" side of the mold when filled? SOMETIMES it can be solved with speed of injection (slower) and sometime with the plastic heat.... but in my experience, adding vents does the trick. I have lizard 2 molds I made with big ribs and only way I could get them to fill was by adding a vent on every rib. You don't need a massive vent - literally just the tiniest of a groove will let enough air pass through. I've even used an Xacto/utility blade and a straight edge to score deep enough to create vents. Scoring with a blade can/will create a high spot as you're really just moving the metal not removing it (like a ding in a car door)... but just use some fine sandpaper to knock it down. J.
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  3. The epic baits mold has good action but has bad venting so be carful, if you get the air pockets like I did heat the mold up and then everything should be good.
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  4. You might try Bob lalonde at cNc molds N stuff. http://www.cncmolds.com/webstore/ He's made a couple molds for me and I'm quite happy with them.
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  5. I tried this with the air brush spray set pretty light and sprayed multiple coats until I was happy with the coverage .The acetone will dry in seconds after being sprayed on but the mica will stay in place . It looks like this is how Basstrix painted their swimbaits using this method then final dipping in clear coat which both seals the mica powder and brings out the color(s) . Give it a try and see what you think
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  6. Stephen, Welcome to TU. As far as keeping the hook eye clean. There are a couple of ways that come to my mind. #1 Take your forceps and grab the hook eye with them and then swish it through the powder. #2 If you are getting that much powder in your hook eye, I will bet you are putting way too much powder on your jig. Thinner is always better as it will also reduce paint drips. #3 Look into making a fluid bed, (PM me your e-mail) and I will send you plans, or use a powder paint sprayer. #4 I personally don't like #1. That to me only works on small jigs. If you are painting bass jigs they are bigger and heavier. So what I do is find a drill bit that will fit easily in the hook eye. As soon as you put your jig through the powder paint, immediately take the shank end of a drill bit and push it through the hole until it comes out the other end. There are many other ways I'm sure, as more guys will post their tips to help you.
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