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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | A question for all you bait tinkerers out there. How do you go about making your own paint job and make it look like it was done by a professional? What do you use for templates? I've tried laying an undercoat of one color, and then masking off for the next color, but that just doesn't do it for me. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Travis, my paint jobs look nowhere near professional... but they are good enough for the fish. Most of my favorite patterns use horizontal countershading so no tools are needed.... just pay attention to your overspray. However, I make perch bars with a simple cardboard cutout that I lay on the lure while spraying the paint... then remove immediately. You can make crisp edges by putting the template firmly agains the lures sides or you can hold it out away from the lure for a "fuzzy edge" effect. Some of the best scale patterns out there are from old safety vests that have a fishnet type fabric. Just cut some up and wrap it around the lure before spaying. Same goes for lace stuff. Steal a pair of your wife's panties (hmmm not sure if I should suggest that or not) and do the same thing. Makes some pretty cool "walleye" type patterns.
I usually just use a sharpie pen to add dots or tiger stripes. The fish don't seem to mind.
Oh yeah... and ALL of the painting I do is with cheap spray paint... usually of a Rustoleum flavor.
Good Luck
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I do the same as jlong, and add highlights using metallic auto paint from Wal Mart. The chrome and gold are pretty good, and hold up for a season. The lighter metallic greens are great too. For scales, lay a large opening piece of window screen on the bait and lightly hit the sides with the chosen color. |
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Location: Belgium | I also just use cheap spraycans, I cut templates for tigerstripes and perchbars from cardboard but I add toothpicks underneath the perchbar template to get a fuzzy airbrush look, I use mesh for spraying scales (I fix it around the lure with laundry clippers), I use all sorts of metallic and glitter paint, some look really cool. Just experiment, that's how I learned. |
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Location: Freedom, WI | There are some good tips here here are a few more. sometimes I take a medium size alligator clip and screw it to a 2 by 4 to hold the lure at a angle to make it easyer. When using a spray can point the can not directly at the lure if you want to get a fuzzy line between colors and move quickly. Some of the cheap paints have nozzles that do not spray a good pattern also. If you are doing it outside keep the paint warm, some paints do not like the cold. Mylar sheets (for overhead projectors) also work for patterns.
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| The mesh bag oranges come in works good for larger scales. Paint a darker color first then lay the mesh over and fill in with lighter color. This gives dark outline on scales. If you want to play with airbrushes but don't want to break the bank just get the cheap one from testors that takes the propellent in a can (craft store item). Somthing cool about foolin' a hog with a lure you custom painted yourself! |
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| I have been doing pretty much the same stuff as the rest only I have been using an airbrush. Scale patterns I used have been done with the netting from an old mesh laundry bag. I put 1/4" masking tape on for vertical bars. I have only used Testors model paint because of it's easy availability and cheap price. Eventually I want to upgrade to a more versatile auto lacquer. Gives you more options as far as shading, overspraying, bleedthroughs and candying.
Mine look pretty good when I'm done but I have to work more with clearcoats. Looking for something more durable. I am going to try a 2 part epoxy this time and see how that goes.
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Location: Corning, Iowa | Hi, alot of good advise, I used testers enamal for about two years. You paint about 5 seconds, and clean up about 20 minutes, so I just went to water base acrylic, from Dick Blick. It cleans up with water.They also have some mesh that clay sculptors use. I tried using cloth mesh, and just couldn't get it the way I wanted it.Just have fun with it. If you don't like it, cover it up, and start over. Good luck! Allstate |
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