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| i read somewhere that createx is water based, and autoair is waterborn, there is a difference, waterbased will get soft and slimy/tacky if you get it wet, because it's water soluable, water born paints actually do have some chemical additives in them to make the paint water proof as well as stronger,yet can still be thinned with water, personally never used autoair, but have done some research on it , and it sounds like pretty good stuff, this past fall i used some waterbased paint on some various lures, the paint used was comparable to createx, same base, and before clearcoating, i through one lure in a pail of water, and within 5 minutes the paint basically wiped off, i was not to impressed, i went ahead and cleared the lures anyway(test/r&d lures), and fished them throuout the fall season, and the outcome was just as i thought it would be, these companies state that you need a clear coat over top of the paint, my arguement, what about hook rash, teeth, snags, rocks, walls, ect...i like my paint to be strong, i don't want to rely soley on the clearcoat being the strongest part of the lures finish, since clearcoat does come off, it does chip, it does rash, leaving whats under it exposed to water, i won't be using any more of the water based, but the autoair sounds like it would fit the bill, i'm used to using enamels, which are very strong, and automotive paints as well, i was trying to get away from the strong odors of chemical based paints, but so far i have yet to find anything that can impress my as much as what i'm used to using, i guess to those who use auto air, will it come off if you get it wet? rylure |
