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| I am looking for a supplier of lacquer paints.......If any one can help with contacts I would really be greatfull..Thanks....Doug Bradley |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Hey Doug,
I hope all is well with you.
regarding lacquer, It is prone to attack by other substances (Like soft plastics). If it comes in contact with a bulldawg, for example, and not clear coated in e-tex (Like mouldy's or hi-fin products) you will have a sticky mess on your hands.
Are going to be at Milwaukee ( as a vendor or a attendee)? |
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| Hey Rob how are you? I will be at Milwaukee as a vendor,are you going to be there? As far as the agressiveness of the lacquer, I understand what you are saying but the primer I am using has that under controll. I would like to try some Lacquer and see if it is tougher. Thanks for the help............Doug Bradley |
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| Hey Rob how are you? I will be at Milwaukee as a vendor,are you going to be there? As far as the agressiveness of the lacquer, I understand what you are saying but the primer I am using has that under controll. I would like to try some Lacquer and see if it is tougher. Thanks for the help............Doug Bradley |
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| Hey Doug,
taxidermy.com has paints.Thats where i order mine |
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| Thanks Chad I will contact them........I am still looking, if anyone else has any contacts I would be greatfull........Thanks....Doug Bradley |
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| That was me, forgot to log on.......Doug |
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| That was me, forgot to log on.......Doug |
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Location: Appleton,WI | I use laquer based paint but i use a special clear coat that rubber wont effect. |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Doug!
I will be at the show on Saturday. Lori, the grandbaby (Vanessa) and i will stop by to talk! |
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| I use all House of Kolor automotive paints. I use acrylic lacquers....don't know if that is the same as just plain lacquers......but I started using it for the toughness reason. I figure if you use it on cars, it has to be tough. Truth is, you are only as tough as your top coat. And we all know that even small fish will get through 3 layers of Envirotex or E-85 or whatever it is.
I love using lacquers because there is no wait time between coats for drying like there is with water-based products. If I'm doing just one lure, I can spray the first coat, and by the time I am ready for the next color I can hold the lure in my hand. I use the fastest drying reducer that they make. I can do a lure and put netting over it for the scale pattern in ten minutes after I started, I don't think that you can do that with any water-based products that I know.
But let's see....fumes...have to work in a well ventilated area. No sitting in the warm basement all winter. Even with an industrial heater in the room in the garage, the low temps this year have made it unbearable on my back out there this year. I don't do many lures anyway, so I'll wait until it's in the 40's.
Buy reducer by the 5 gallon bucket for thinning and clean up.....I guess that is more costly than water.
The paints themselves...I think the colors are more vibrant, especially with the pearls and metalics and any bright colors. And I think that because you can thin them out to the consistency of water and still get great coverage...meaning one color over another, even lighter over dark with just a few light passes...I started using them from the start and will never go back.
I'll never be a Snax, but I'm happy with what I make...usually...and a lot of what I can make is due to the paint that I use.
As far as a supplier, go to their site, or check out e-bay for a place called Stevensons (sp?). He sells lots of HOK stuff on there.
It is tough, and really "pops" when you hit it with your clear.
I had primer/sealer issues one year, but that was my fault for not checking with the tech people before doing the painting. Now I'm using polystyrene, and it's like painting on an eggshell with no interaction problems.
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Location: MN | Hello Beaver,
Wondering if you are using an airbrush with the House of Kolor paints? I am trying to find paints for detailed spinnerbait heads and I like the colors offered by House of Kolor, but I am not sure how to apply them. I am not sure how you use their paints, seems like they come in the gallons. Thanks
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| I'm air-brushing them.
You can buy them in 2oz. bottles, already thinned and ready to spray.
They have the smaller bottles on their web site, but I think they are offered in 2, 4 and 8 ounce pre-mixed bottles.
Shake 'em up and you're ready to spray. |
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| If you cant find any lacquer state side , we have abt 1000 gals here in canada , we bought the last inventories of the HOK stock .bases kandys etc.
eugene
www.customkolorcanada.com or [email protected]
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Location: Appleton,WI | Also try www.alsacorp.com they make some cool paint products and actually come out with them before house of color.try there lightning clear its a low solvent clear that soft plastics wont affect.
Edited by MuskieE 5/14/2007 9:41 PM
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | I believe Van Dykes taxidermy supply also sells a couple brands of laquer paints. |
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| you could try mc donald and white paints and varnish in canada. excellent pricing for standard lacquers. |
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