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General Category => Plug / Lure Building Forum => Topic started by: elementalyou on May 18, 2012, 05:47:01 PM

Title: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on May 18, 2012, 05:47:01 PM

What grit do you sand the primer too?
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Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on May 18, 2012, 06:22:59 PM

fine grit lightly sand

if you sand too much you will take primer off the lure...

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on May 20, 2012, 10:12:59 AM

dont forget to tack cloth after you scuff the plug

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on May 21, 2012, 12:23:54 PM

I primed the plug. Gave it one coat of createx with an air brush.  Do you give it a light sand and multiple coats? 

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on May 21, 2012, 01:08:41 PM

No once you scuff it then paint it

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on June 10, 2012, 11:34:59 AM

I am trying to paint a Danny the olive green like you have online.  How do you get that shade of olive?  I am using createx paints.  Thanks

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on June 10, 2012, 12:25:51 PM

here you go..with this you can mix any color you need.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_wheel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_wheel)

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on June 10, 2012, 05:37:29 PM

well blue and yellow make green add a little red to make it murkey.........or if ya got green paint mix a little yellow and a little red.......play around with it till ya get the shade ya want

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on June 10, 2012, 07:14:58 PM

awesome thanks

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on June 10, 2012, 09:38:03 PM

no problem

Title: Re: Painting lures
Post by: Out Fishing on June 11, 2012, 04:49:52 AM

do it drops at a time til you get a "formula" of how to make that color then you can replicate it