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HomeTime

Posted 7/23/2015 1:38 PM (#777513)
Subject: why did my lure Crack?

Posts: 247

Location: Uxbridge Ontario

Hey guys, decided to repaint one of my brand new never used plastic lures (11" magshad) with my airbrush using testor enamel paints. Everything looked great after painting and I allowed 36 hrs for the paint to cure.

Was not sure what I was going to clear coat the bait with (should have used 2 part epoxy I guess) and just grabbed a can of Testor spray lacquir from a hobby shop. Sprayed a nice coat and put in on my spinner. 1hr later I came out to check on my bait and the nase of the bait has cracked where the lip mates into the body.

Anyone ever experienced this?

Trying load pics.... but it's not working for me

mnmusky

Posted 7/23/2015 2:39 PM (#777520 - in reply to #777513)
Subject: Re: why did my lure Crack?

What cracked? The bait itself ? or the paint and or clear coat?

HomeTime

Posted 7/23/2015 2:53 PM (#777526 - in reply to #777513)
Subject: Re: why did my lure Crack?

Posts: 247

Location: Uxbridge Ontario

The bait broke. The lip and first hook ring is 3" apart. There is a major fracture in the bait and the lip fell off.

http://s350.photobucket.com/user/p_ratty/media/Mobile%20Uploads/201...

jakejusa

Posted 7/23/2015 4:34 PM (#777534 - in reply to #777513)
Subject: RE: why did my lure Crack?

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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan!

that doesn't look like paint damage or anything that sealant will do to me.

mnmusky

Posted 7/23/2015 5:00 PM (#777539 - in reply to #777534)
Subject: Re: why did my lure Crack?

looks like it suffered trauma at some point in its life. definitely not from the paint or top coat. Ive used Testors enamel and lacquer on wood baits without issue.

magicmusky

Posted 7/23/2015 6:19 PM (#777544 - in reply to #777513)
Subject: Re: why did my lure Crack?

Posts: 33

Doesn't look like anything paint would do, even a solvent based paint. Any chance you have kids near your workshop? That looks like something I would have done when I was a kid and "forgot" to tell my dad. lol

HomeTime

Posted 7/23/2015 7:48 PM (#777554 - in reply to #777513)
Subject: Re: why did my lure Crack?

Posts: 247

Location: Uxbridge Ontario

At this point the only thing I can think that could have caused this may have been the bait is fairly heavy and being rigged turning horizontal rather than vertical. That or if the lacquer when curing expanded between the lip and the body popped it.

I wish I could blame it on my kids but they were not home at the time.

The bait was quite literally perfect before clear coat and I don't beleive it ever touched the water.

HomeTime

Posted 7/23/2015 7:54 PM (#777555 - in reply to #777513)
Subject: Re: why did my lure Crack?

Posts: 247

Location: Uxbridge Ontario

Ahhhh.... I'm just so dissapointement. This was my first one.

MRichardson

Posted 7/24/2015 9:26 AM (#777606 - in reply to #777513)
Subject: RE: why did my lure Crack?

I’d guess it was cracked before you painted it. Maybe physically damaged somehow or maybe too much regrind used when molding, or maybe the molding process was out and a knit line didn’t properly meld together and stress cracked it. The paint process you did would not or should not cause that. There was likely a hairline crack before you started. The lacquer shrinks when drying and could have pulled the crack apart.

You could try gluing it back together, but I'd be leery with that bait

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