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Painting lures
« on: May 18, 2012, 05:47:01 PM »
What grit do you sand the primer too?
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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2012, 06:22:59 PM »
fine grit lightly sand

if you sand too much you will take primer off the lure...
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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2012, 10:12:59 AM »
dont forget to tack cloth after you scuff the plug
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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #3 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? 

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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2012, 01:08:41 PM »
No once you scuff it then paint it

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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #5 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

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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #6 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
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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #7 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
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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2012, 07:14:58 PM »
awesome thanks

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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2012, 09:38:03 PM »
no problem
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Re: Painting lures
« Reply #10 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
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