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So now that you know how to seal...Here's how to paint!

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Salty:
Pictorial/Steps to finishing fishing lures.


Seal your fishing lure to keep water out first, see previous post on how to seal lures before you start. Your sealer must have sufficient time to dry before you paint! Very important.


I like to hang lures as sometimes screw eyes in each end are beneficial-you can flip it end to end or hold these with visegrips to flip sideways for finish coats. You can also use a rod turning motor to turn your lures several at a time, screw eyes in each end and paper clips to link together work well.



Here are our two subjects, freshly sealed and fully dry. Glue/epoxy your belly weights in and fill holes with wood filler (optional) Re-drill for through hole beforehand also (that way if you mess up it's not all your paint time)

Salty:
Give your lures a coast of white primer. Bullseye in the red can is alcohol based and in Gold can is oil based, both work but with varying dry times. Lures can also be dipped in a pickle jar with thinned primer. Many primers will work, just remember to use a high hiding primer on cedars or you will see oil spots. Multiple thin coats work best.


Allow the lure to dry real well and I recommend 2-3x manufacturers dry time. If it says 1 hour give it 2-3. You can warm the lure with a hair dryer between coats also, it helps to crosslink the finish.  Keep your coats thin.


Here we are with primer.

Salty:
After your primer is sufficiently dry you want to base coat your lure, White for light lures, black for dark lures or for special effects paints.


Using a Vallejo white basic paint, mix with 10% water to thin and shoot with airbrush, can also be brushed with fine camels hair brush.


Cover the lure in a uniform coat.


Allow to dry.

Salty:
Paint belly color, pearl/Silver/Gold/Green/Etc


In this case we're spraying the Vallejo Silver metallic over our white base. We want a nice light silver/pearl belly.


Again thin 10% with water and spray with airbrush or brush straight unthinned.


Allow to dry thoroughly!

Salty:
Next paint the back color Fading into your belly color.


In this case we're doing a Vellajo bright yellow back/sides.


Allow to dry between coats!

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