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| I am currently running a drying wheel that turns at about 2 rpms. I am applying 2-3 coats of e-tex but they are extremely thin. When I try to apply thicker, the e-tex mounds up or drips off. I would like to get it thicker. Will faster rpms allow me to apply the e-tex heavier?
Thanks
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Location: Lincoln UK | 2rpm is slow, most people run 6-8 I'd have said.
Why put it on thicker, multi thin coats are better than one thick one. |
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Location: South-Central PA | Stick with the thin coats. You may begin to experience problems when you go to a heavier coat. Etex does not like to be put on heavy.
Better yet, use a plain lure blank that you don't mind ruining and experiment with some heavier coats to see what happens.
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Location: Freedom, WI | 2 RPM is what I run and is plenty fast for me and I do 50 at a time sometimes. Going faster would probably not solve the problem and could make it worse. Chico and bowhunter are both right, I put on 3 to 4 coats to get what I want. If you are only doing a couple of baits you could let it set up a little before putting it on then it would not move much. You do have to be careful not to let it set to much though, it is all a temperature game. There are ways to play with the set time like heat before and after along with cooling down after mixing. |
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