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KevinHanses

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  • Birthday 11/14/1988

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    Mid-Michigan
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    Hunting, Fishing, Taxidermy

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  1. No, but that is one of my favorites
  2. I have. I'm guessing it's discontinued
  3. I bought some of these blanks probably three years ago... trying to figure out where I can get them. I can't remember where I got them =/ Overall length is 2 3/4" Body length is 2 1/8" Any help would be appreciated.
  4. I'll take an extra blank, and draw my pattern on it (after making a stencil for both sides). Try to get it as close as possible, then ill lay the stencil over the bait, and trace the lines.
  5. No problem. I've used a few different kinds and thicknesses in the past few years, and this stuff has worked the best for me.
  6. Here's a handful of them. Granted some have createx in them. I just recently switched to HoK My old style of silver was the fine aluminum powder by nueberg ebel. Pics really don't show the flash. On the perch baits, I use a gold powder in the bars.
  7. PETG Thermoform .02 thickness. http://a.co/eCCA6VU
  8. I have never dipped or sanded anything. Well, can't say I haven't ever sanded anything. I've repainted several lures that had some glitter in the it. I just spray my baits with LifeTone Pure White, then go to town. I have never had a problem in the three years I've been painting. Also, I spray LifeTone Gloss Topcoat over everything, before I do my final topcoat. I would not recommend spraying solvent based paints unless you have great ventilation. I made a paint booth and hooked up an old sawdust collector to it. I hardly ever smell a thing. (Unless I'm watching tv and don't want to turn on the fan) lol. As far as gold or silver for a scaling detail, or any type of transparency, I will use polytranspar's shimmering or pearl colors. If I want a nice, solid gold or silver color in general, I'll use LifeTone Silver Metallic or HoK Solar Gold. I spray a lot of fluorescent or neon colors (Walleye baits), so that is what I used to use createx for.
  9. I don't know if you spray multiple coats to get the full potential of your color, but I don't like to if I don't have to. I can spray waterbase light enough to not run/dry fast, but I don't like going back over baits. The quicker I can get them done, the more money I make per hour. Plus my Badger Renegade Rages or Velocity's don't like spraying Createx. Combine the multple coats, running paint, and difficulty of smoothness when spraying, and that's what led me to buying paint that runs from $14-$20 per 4 oz. Lifetone and Polytranspar is only slightly more than createx, but HoK is $$$$
  10. My favorite silver is by far Silver Metallic by LifeTone. I just purchased House of Kolor's Fine Solar Gold, and I can finally say I found an easy, fast gold. I am not a fan of water-based paints, so I stay away from them as much as I can. I don't have time to wait for them to dry. Especially when painting 120-180 baits/day. I'll upload some pictures soon, as I'm on the computer, and the pictures are not.
  11. Shoot, one popcorn tin, a drill bit, and the top to a gatorade bottle is how I built mine, lol
  12. My toughest pattern to paint is probably a real bluegill. 11-12 different colors, plus the layering. My most productive is what I called the "Heart Attack." It's a very simple white bait with a red EKG graph painted on it... (2nd from bottom)
  13. Really? Haven't had that happen, yet, I guess. Sometimes I use the small plastic cups, but most of the time I use small Dixie cups.
  14. I apply really thick on the first coat, then go around brushing off the excess from the nose to tail in one stroke, then wipe off the brush, and repeat. Edit: I also have a turn table they dry on. Don't know if you do, or not.
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