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Location: Des Moines IA | What are you guys doing to properly seal poplar before priming? I'm working on a few 6, and 8 inch crankbaits in poplar. I talked to a few guys already, and was told it needs to be sealed real well before primer. What's the best sealer for this application? |
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| Looks like you're not getting many answers.
I make some flaptails every year. Not too many, but I hope to change that with some new innovations that I've come up with this year.
Anyway, I have used both pine and poplar for making them, I also used some fir closet pole and had a friend run them through his lathe. I sealed all of them with a sanding sealer that I bought at a local hobbyshop. It's nothing fancy, I think that they use it on balsa models, but that soft wood sucks up 3 coats with a little steel wool in between coats. When it starts to feel a little "slick" or "hard and smooth" once it dries, I use my regular primer/sealer over that.... usually 2 coats with sanding in between. I think the sanding sealer does a good job of sealing the wood and after a few coats it helps to keep the primer from getting sucked deep into the wood.
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| The stuff is called Aero Gloss by Midwest.
Says that it's made to seal balsa for rockets, but it worked well on soft woods for me.
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Location: Des Moines IA | Thanks Beav ...... I'll look for it ... |
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Location: Central Part of no-where but not far enough away!! | I use Zinnzer from most any paint store or hardware. I submerge my lures until the foaming stops Foaming is only the sealer forcing out the air.
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Sealing Poplar