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| I use heat to speed up the epoxy curing process. when you doze off, this is a result of trying to save time. too much heat for too long. back to the garage and starting over.
much the same feeling as losing a fifty. aaarrrgh!
am I alone or is the epoxy stage the worst (least fun) part of making lures?
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Location: MN | Bummer working on a few of your killer topwaters? |
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Location: Moses Lake, WA | I currently use an epoxy that requires about 80 degrees to set so I also use a space heater in confined quarters. My blunders are much worse than yours though because most of my blanks are plastic and when I give them DeHeat they wind up looking pregnant. |
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| Ouch, that's a bummer. The epoxy step is the least favorite of mine too. It's the last step and so much can go wrong. I have the method down, but fumbles still can happen |
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Location: West Virginia | Sand down the high spots and throw on another coat to level it out. Sometime its a shame when you screw one up just enough you have to keep it and put it in your box. |
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Location: Waconia,MN | There's no sanding that down, looks like it lifted the paint from the wood.
Top coating is the part of lure building thats so close to success and failure. I've had a few that have fallen of the turner, it really sucks. |
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Location: West Virginia | Looking at the photo again thinking you are right about the paint lifting. |
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Location: Probably Minnesota that time... | That sucks, if we are honest, pretty sure we have all had similar experiences. If I use a flag sticker, under the first Clear coat with heat, the corners will often lift up. Took me a few times to realize that, thus I now only add some heat on the 2nd & 3rd coat if I put on a flag. -Chris |
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