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Location: WI | I received these baits in rough shape. They had been stripped and roughly filled. I had to resurface and repaint. The baits. The Hugheys were done in violet blue Cisco and the shakers in whitefish. Pictures never show the flash or pearls. I love painting larger gliders and HRs are some of my favorite. Headed back to MN just in time for fall giants.
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Location: oswego, il | Where do you live and what time do you leave for work? |
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Location: WI | Lol. I will take your ambush threat as a compliment Todd. Just remember us Wisconsin folks be packing heat! And I have a ferocious 4 pound fluff ball guarding my estate !
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Location: South-Central PA | Nice work, they look fishy!
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Location: oswego, il | I would sneak in, your fluff ball named fury would turn his head sideways, look at me, I would do the same, then we would just hang out. |
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Location: Planet Meltdown | Really nice work! |
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| These are my baits. I asked Andy to paint the Hughieys a cisco pattern and the shakers in a whitefish pattern. The photos are stunning and Andy says they don't do the baits justice! I also told him I wanted durability above all else. Hopefully they get chewed on during the cisco bite, and I can get back to this board with a report on how well they held up. Thanks TrophSeeker50! |
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Location: WI | As David mentioned he was concerned with durability of the baits. I can't seem to find the before pics of these baits but they were maybe the worst I have seen. There was severe hook rash ( 1/8"-1/4") into the wood. Just for sake of understanding I will explain what goes into this type of restoration.
First step was to sand the entire bait with 80 and 120 grit pads. Not to take off material but to knock down the epoxy used as filler by a previous painter and give the whole bait a consistent surface for the next step
Next the baits got 2 medium coats of envirotex lite to even out and seal the wood. This gives me a like new surface to start with that is essentially resin. It is sanded with medium grit to give the paint good adhesion.
First paint step is a white auto serfacer epoxy that is sprayed on. This gives a bright white primed base to which you can add color. I always paint color over this step within 2 days for proper adhesion. The manufacturer allows up to 7 days but i don't like to take chances
Next all the colors are applied with approximately 15-30 mins between steps to again assure good bonding. The baits then dry for about 24 hours to assure all solvents have cured and the clear can be applied with out problems.
Last step is two coats over envirotex clear about 8 hours apart so the first coat is somewhat cured but still fresh enough for the second coat to get a chemical bond. Baits are cured with in 24 hours and ship with in 48 hours of that.
I am posting this for two reasons. 1 to show how much work goes into a 15 dollar paint job. And second so that you can understand that I do my due diligence to put out a product that not only looks good but is durable. A wood bait is a wood bait. It will eventually get water down to the wood. When that happens the wood will swell and begin to release from the paint. I do extra steps to try to seal the wood better. It is up to the fisherman to T his hooks to reduce hook rash and not cast there baits into rocks,trees , pilings, and so on. |
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Location: WI | Before pic
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Location: Waconia,MN | Great job on the restoration, that look great. |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | That's incredible work Andy! |
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Location: WI | Thanks Gerry. Yours are next ! |
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