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New to airbrush painting and have a couple of questions. 1. Painting some walleye lures and the fluorescent colors seem way thinner than the other createx colors I'm using and im having trouble getting even coverage (Especially Chartreuse). Do I need to add 4050 or 4030? Or do multiple coats? 2. Can a person paint over silver holographic tape or prism tape with transparent airbrush paint to get a different color effect? I've seen it on other lures just not sure how it's accomplished. Appreciate any feedback.

Just getting into painting lures and looking for blanks like flicker shad or shad raps. I found some crankbaits on clearance that are ready to fish just dont like the colors. What are the steps to repaint the bait to customize it and seal it?

I've always used powder paint when making lead jigs and jigging spoons and then just baked in a toaster oven to cure. Even use a powder paint gun to powder paint blade baits and shiver minnows. I am now wanting to try acrylic paints as I like the finer detail that can be acheived. My hold up is what to use as a topcoat/sealer? I know KBS is popular, but I make jigs/lures for my use and not for resale. I feel the KBS is fairly expensive and will go bad before I get enough use out of it. What other options are out there? I've seen clear nail polish mentioned, but not sure how long that would hold up. Can 2 ton epoxy be thinned out to provide a thin coat? Looking for something that won't effect the action of a blade bait, but provide a durable topcoat/sealer. Thanks for any insight...

Looking to see if anyone knows what kind of hooks rapala uses for the front and tail hooks on a jigging rap? Or a suggestion on the type of hook to try when making a lure similar to the rapala jigging rap. They seem rather stout.. Thanks

I purchased a powder paint gun from TJ's tackle and an aquarium pump. I can't get it to shoot the powder out. Not enough psi imo.. My question is what type of air compressor works good with this gun? Any additional fittings needed to hook gun up to compressor? Says it only needs 5-8 psi...

Thanks Cadman! What's the BLN hooks? Have a model number to reference? Plan is to use these jigs for walleye. The eagle claw works fine unless a person hooks into a wiper then they destroy them.

Anyone have experience with the live bait jig mold from do it mold. The one with the eye for a stinger hook. Interested in what people use for hooks in it. The short shank 570 hook seems too small. The biggest I can find is 1/0. Anyone tried the eagle claw little nasty hooks? Or any other suggestions?

Was curious if anybody has ever used sebile vibrato jigging spoons and if they're a lead spoon or some other type of metal? Had a guy tell me about them so I looked them up on the internet, but I've never seen one in person. For those that have seen or used them is there a mold that is similar to the vibrato?

Picked up a blade bait mold after having great results on them last fall. Im getting ready to order inserts and was wondering if a person paints them if they can just use the brass inserts instead of the chrome as they are a little cheaper? Or are there benefits to the solid chrome? Also, can anyone suggest a powder paint airbrush. I read that the airbrush is the best method for painting blades. Thanks

Thanks again everyone for the help. The tips helped and I got the colors/pattern I wanted.

Appreciate the feedback!!

Im painting some jigheads with pro tec powder paint. Im wanting to make a 2 color chartreuse/hot pink jighead for walleye fishing. However, after I bake the jigs the hot pink looks more like a fluorescent orange. I was wondering if anyone has any tips. Im still new to powder painting. What I did was powder paint all my jigs white. Next I coated them all chartreuse because I want that as the primary color. Lastly, I added the hot pink. Im wondering if I baked them too hot or too long? I set the oven to 300 and left the jigs for 15 min. Or if its putting the pink on top of the chartreuse that is making it look more fluorescent orange. Thanks

Thanks BobP appreciate the help!!

When it comes to gluing the plastic tail on would devcon 2 ton be recommended or something else that is more flexible?

thanks Bob and Saltwater! What are some of the other plastics that are more flexible and easier to use? Are you talking about acrylic sheets or something else? Thanks again

Sorry I mean the plastic tails that are on rapala jigging raps but more specifically the ones that are on shiver minnows.

Looking at making my own jigging raps and I'm going to customize my own mold but when it comes to adding the plastic tail on the shiver minnow I don't know what to do. What should a person use? I've read a little about using polycarbonate, but this is all new so I figured I'd ask and see if I could get any pointers fron people that make their own crankbait and worked with the different plastics. Thanks

Thanks everyone!!

Thanks! It's the do it mold roundhead JR-8-48. It makes 1/8 and 1/4 ounce jigs.

Looking to try a different hook for making 1/8 or 1/4 ounce jig heads. I tried the eagle claw 570 hook which what was recommending on the mold, but to me the hook seems rather light and would bend easy. I was looking at the vmc 9147 hooks or the lil nastys by eagle claw. Does anyone have any experience with any of these or have a hook they'd recommend? Also, where is a good place to buy bulk packages of hooks?

Also where is a good place to buy cheap powder paint? Ive bought pro-tec paint but was wondering if there were any alternatives. Thanks

Wanting to make some multi colored jigs (2 or 3 colors) and was looking for some tips on how to do so. I use fluid beds to put the base color on, but was looking for tips on how to apply the second color. Ive heard about brush tapping the second color on. With this method is there a certain type of brush that works better than others? I tried with a small paint brush I had laying around but it was hardly big enough to drop any powder paint on. Thanks for any help!

Appreciate all the replies!

Thanks everyone for their input much appreciated! I'm leaning towards the bottom pour spout.. Sounds easier and a little safer! One more question and I'm sure its in the owners manual but when a person is done pouring lead do you just drain the excess lead into a Ingot? Anything else as far as pot maintenance and cleanup so it's ready for next pouring session?

Looking to purchase a lead melting pot and was looking for some feedback. I'm wanting to melt lead to make jig heads and some jigging spoons and just replace my tackle as necessary! Trying to decide between the hot pot 2 or lee production pot 10lb. Any suggestions or recommendations? I think the bottom pour would be nice for large quantities but the hot pot 2 might work just as good for what I need.. Thanks