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Location: lansing, il | hey guys im wondering how many of you guys use automotive type, 2 part clear coat for your baits??? i do bumper repairs for car dealers, if you do id use it, like to hear from you guys, i may have somthing that will help you out. |
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| When I do gliders, where bulk is usually a good thing, I always use E-Tex.
But when I do cranks, topwaters, twitchbaits......lures that can use less bulk but still need protection, I use House of Kolor Urethane clearcoat. It's a 3-part....resin, catalyst and reducer. It has a 1 hour pot life, which is a real bonus, and can be thinned for easy air-brushing. It also dries fast, so you can put down 2 or 3 layers with a minimum of wait time in between. In fact, they tell you to put on the second coat before the first is completely dried. It's also a must for pinstriping, so you can rough up the first coat with 800 grit wet sanding, and then pinstripe over that and put on another coat of Urethane or E-Tex....depending.
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Location: lansing, il | i have a aerosol 2 part clear coat that gives a hard body shop type finish, very fast drying very hard smooth finish. it has a pot life of 24 hours! ive experimented with it on bumpers the last 2 days and it is awesome stuff. if anyone is interested in buying any let me know and i can get some...pricing is probablly going to be 30-45 bucks a can. its not cheap but it is nice stuff and alot more user freindly than 2 part clears that you mix! |
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Location: Omaha, Nebraska | Do you clear coat lures for people?
If so how much would it cost?
thanx
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Location: lansing, il | no i dont. i paint all day and really have no intrest in doing it on the side at all. |
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Location: Freedom, WI | muskihntr - Is it stuff you make or is it a new product on the market. I would be interested in checking it out, always looking for things that are better. I found a 2 part epoxy that I am going to switch to that is made for boats that is unbelievably hard and does not crack but is $150 a gallon. |
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Location: lansing, il | roger it is new on the market im trying to see if i an get it direct at this point or if i have to go thru my dealer. i will let you know what i find out! i may try spraying it on a bait to see how it will hold up to hooks, water and teeth! i can tell you that it is not as thick as a epoxy, that i know for sure. i have a bait i need to do some work on ill try to give it a wirl next weekend if i can get it done in time!
Edited by muskihntr 4/15/2006 6:54 PM
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Location: Freedom, WI | muskihntr - I would think any of the automotive stuff that you would use would be flexable and woud take impact good. With things like bridges, rocks or bottom, not that I have done that LOL. The part I would be conserned about would be hook wear. |
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