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Threemuch
06-11-2009, 01:59 PM
I am pouring some diamond bars and butterfly jigs. For tuna, some I will paint, with tinted or clear devcon 2T epoxy. But for bottomfish, chrome works pretty good, and the lures are pretty shiney when you pour them. I could clear coat them with untinted epoxy, but that is a bit expensive, and a bit laborious for something which might only last a couple hours of actual fishing time.
Any tips on a rattle can clear coat that will be reasonably durable and adhere to lead?
Wintu
06-15-2009, 06:31 AM
I am pouring some diamond bars and butterfly jigs. For tuna, some I will paint, with tinted or clear devcon 2T epoxy. But for bottomfish, chrome works pretty good, and the lures are pretty shiney when you pour them. I could clear coat them with untinted epoxy, but that is a bit expensive, and a bit laborious for something which might only last a couple hours of actual fishing time.
Any tips on a rattle can clear coat that will be reasonably durable and adhere to lead?
Lots of work for a lead jig most of my friends fish them straight no clear coat.:twocents:.
SilverBullets
06-24-2009, 07:18 AM
The lure and jig top coat by Component Systems works great.
Threemuch
06-24-2009, 10:29 AM
These are flutter jigs, not simple jig heads, finish is more important I think.
I actually came up with a pretty cool trick to do a faux chrome finish. I took metallized cellophane, which has a mirror like finish, and applied some pressure sensitive adhesive to it. I can then put this on the lure like a sticker. Then clearcoat that. There are also other colors of cellophane I am playing with. Metallized green and blue look very good too. Also there is a irridescent or opalized purple that looks alot like "purple haze" as well as a irridescent green. The lures come out looking pretty trick, although none of it photos all that well.
Minwax Polycrilic Clear - pretty durable, this is the third year and still no corrosion under the finish.
A good substitute for commercially sold shiny stuff - go to a sign maker's supply store and buy a yard for about $7.00, coat all the lures and your neighbors too, sport shop price about $30.00