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eastman03

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  1. I agree, every single type of finish will have its pros and cons. Make sure you learn how to use whatever you choose. I like a few different types of slow cure epoxy like Envirotex, Devcon 2 ton, Ecopoxy, Alumilite clear cast. They have all worked well. For my big musky lures, I will use two or three coats on the top to try to get protection.
  2. wow that is cheap! My first airbrush was a badger patriot 105. It is a bit more expensive than the china no name junk. You can occasionally find it on sale. It was a very good airbrush for a long time for me, until I upgraded tot he iwata eclipse.
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    cisco

    A couple bottle openers I made.
  4. Yup, boats put away, time to brush off the lure making stuff. I like to experiment with painting and effects because it's fun, but I usually have a few standards when I fish. 1. Perch 2. Firetiger 3.cisco 4. walleye 5. Something wacky and bright, chartreuse with black dots. 6. Jet black Granted, cisco or walleye color patterns can vary a lot.
  5. Stainless Steel Tig Welding wire. Lots of size options. Comes in straight pieces (no unrolling and trying to straighten before hand), and it is quite stiff. Cheap and available. 308L Stainless Steel TIG Rod – Canada Welding Supply Inc. I used some 3/32 (or .09) for a thru wire flap bait musky lure that I made. The wire was able to hold the hooks out, and the blade in the back. The lure was a mild failure lol, but the wire worked well.
  6. I know this has been posted before (by me), but Engineered angler does a good breakdown of different methods to get a chrome base. Check it out. There are several Videos from true silver plating to rattle can chrome.
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    10 inch smallie.JPG

    As usual, I'm blown away by how clean your lures are, from wire to the lip to paint to epoxy.
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    Couple lures I finished up the other day. 2 10" believer repaints. And a handful of custom creations made from cedar. Just in time for the fall trolling season.
  9. Here are a few of his links that explain "intercoat". It helps get a good finish. Not always necessary, but it helps. As well his tests to get a good spray chrome finish.
  10. It's nice when you use epoxy like Devcon as a sealer. The paint ends up looking so smooth. Those are the lures people are shocked to believe that it is made of wood. I have not had that with poly or just hardener. I've tried a bit of everything in this process. If it is a test bait just for me, I will just hit it with some poly, so I can water test it. Then primer and paint, then epoxy. If it is a bait I want to look amazing, or for a customer, I will seal the wood with hardener, then epoxy to get that glass smooth surface. Prime. Paint. Epoxy (x2 or 3). These are musky baits, so it may be different for smaller bass type lures. Either way, try it out different ways, see what works well for you.
  11. I love adding glitter to a base coat. It may just be me, I don’t have much evidence. But I feel like it makes the base cost of epoxy more resilient to chipping/damage. Could that be possible?
  12. I have used it many times on final coat - but only in small amounts so it doesn't cover the paint job too much. I have never had an issue with the resin not curing.
  13. I've done a fair amount of work with glitter in my epoxy. As a base coat before paint, you can put almost any type of glitter you can imagine. I've used the cheap stuff from the dollar store, all the way up to the expensive metallic pigment. They all work. The larger size the glitter is, the harder it is to get a smooth surface overall. The pigment can be added over the top of paint to give the epoxy a tint kinda. Even a small amount of regular glitter works over top of paint. I'll see if I can dig up some pics.
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