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Location: Chicago | Plan on modifiying some rapala's for salmon. First i was going to scuff the clear coat apply some glow paint from glow inc. and then they suggest giving 3 coats or so of Krylon clear coat. Does anyone have better suggestions or methods they have used. Or do you think its possible to get naked rapalas. I know its not musky lures but when it comes to customizing lures musky fishermen are tops. |
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Location: Oregon | First put on some latex gloves. The gloves keep the oils from your hands off the lures.
Now, if the baits are without any serious body problems, I would first scuff them with a clean scotch brite pad...you know the green things. Don't go crazy, just rub them everywhere with the pads making sure everything has been roughed up, this will give something for the paint to grab.
Next clean the bodies with a clean paper towel dipped in rubbing alcohol. The alcohol removes any oils and any paint, plastic, etc.
Spray each of them with a coat of white primer and let dry overnight. If the baits are plastic buy the paint in a rattle can made specifically for plastic parts and go lightly, you don't want drips. You only need enough primer to make everything white so the paint on top will really pop.
Paint the lures in the color you would like, let dry overnight.
Clearcoat with three coats of Rustoleum lacquer in a rattle can letting each coat dry before going to the next. It only takes about 15 mins per coat to dry. Go easy on the lacquer because it will drip on you, use light coats and be patient.
If you follow these steps the lures will turn out perfectly.
Jed V.
Edited by RiverMan 12/25/2008 1:07 PM
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| I do lots of Rapalas for my own walleye fishing. Never salmon, but I just kill the shine with steelwool and clean them up before painting. For a top coat, I'm using spray-on Envirotex, three or four layers. Works good for walleyes, I don't know about salmon.
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| scuff and use white lacquer primer. shoot color and clear. simple process. |
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Location: South-Central VA | Beaver,
I just bought some E-tex to try. I'm curious to try your method of spraying it. How do you thin it enough for an airbrush? What do you use to clean your airbrush after using E-tex?
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Location: Chicago | Another suggestion I've had is to use Devcon 2 epoxy, but the Envirotex spray seems much more feasible. With the Devcon i would almost have to set up a rotissire to keep the epoxy from running does the Envirotex spray go on thin enough to just hit it let it dry. |
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