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General Category => Plug / Lure Building Forum => Topic started by: Bhowe2225 on June 25, 2013, 08:22:15 AM
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Hi guys. My name is Bill. I'm from NJ. Just got in a few orders of various poppers from Salty's. I THINK I got most of the materials needed. One question is, what do you use as the finish epoxy coat? Is there something most of you guys prefer? Looking forward to talking to you guys. Thx in advance.
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I bought WATCO Teak Oil Finish to seal the lure at the start of this process. Good product? Waste of money?
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Hi Bill welcome to the madness :)
If you use the search bar up above you'll see the subject of top coat has been covered many times. There's alot of tips on the website, and there's tons in the search on the forum here. Many product readily available work well. Have not tried the teak finish, should work I would think. I believe that is a typical drying oil.
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search clear coat
http://www.saltwaterplugs.com/saltyforum/index.php?action=search2 (http://www.saltwaterplugs.com/saltyforum/index.php?action=search2)
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Hey Bill, welcome! :D .....what salty said, personal I use Etex lite.
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That's guys. In the process of dipping the 1st plug. Now I just have to have the patience til it's dry and ready to paint. I'm rather excited to see what I can do. You guys have done some amazing lures.
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*thanks
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welcome to the site 2225.........Etex for the finish coat......and waterlux wood sealer for sealing
ive also used flex coat rod building finish
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Question.
I'm spray painting my 1st lure. Couldn't wait for airbrush kit. It looks pretty good. But.....I have 3 small air bubbles. What is the cause of this and how do I remove without damaging paint job?
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Make sure you let things dry really well. Could be alot of things but I think this is the most common.
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Thx for the help.
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This is what I got so far.
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Should be gluing your lead in the belly before you paint.
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Yeah. I just realized that, lol. Just glued it in.
If I don't have a turning wheel for the clear coat...what's another possible solution?
Sorry to be such a bother.
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flip it by hand a few times. Put a screw in a pair of visegrips to hold it.
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like that chartuse color.......nice
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I forgot to install the belly weight on my first danny kit too :bash:
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Nobody reads the instructions LOL Never ever. There was once a guy who replaced all the holes in the belly of his lures with lead weights. He thought we didn't give them to him so he bought more and glued all the holes shut with lead. Couldn't understand wny the lure sunk like a stone LOL
Then there was the guy who hit his weight with a hammer to get it to go in. Split the lure end to end and returned it as defective.
THAT was funny. You could see the hammer marks on the lead.
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Returned as defective in 4 pieces mind you :)
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:laugh:
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Boy....this tail wrapping can eat me, lol. Everything, for my first ever lure, looks decent. Tail wrap...not so much. I watched the video and all. Regardless, I can see this being the perfect hobby for me to take on to have some peace away from the 7 month, 18 month, 5 year and 6 year old. Lmao. Thanks for all the help again guys. Look forward to chatting with ya's.
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hey. I read the instructions otherwise I will screw it up
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Yes, I read the instructions too...many times! None of this was intuitive to me.
I use Polycrylic to seal and Etex to clear. Make sure you let things dry very well. Even things that feel dry may be moist enough to give you bubbles or pealing between your layers (after teh plug is all finished).
I remember someone coaching me that "developing" your build process was most of the work. That meant getting everything to stick to everything else in terms of layers.
It's a lot of fun. Keep building them and post pics so we all can enjoy your creativity.