My Poor Crankbaits

I started out with one like the top one and was coming along fine, with much help from ScottV and Maachuu, and thought hey this is a lot of fun.. Purchased a dozen, removed the hooks, sanded them, masked them, painted them... took me 4 days and untold amounts of $s... finished them up this evening, brought them in the house to show my wife Mary. She thought they were ok, so I left them on the dining table and after getting comfortable on the sofa I promptly went to sleep... Now, I will post the pic of my cranks tomorrow, then you will get a look at what she did to them, right now I gotta let them dry. I may have to call Maj and have some of what he's having.

looking good EZ , multi colors are always the hardest for sure, it will come as I still learn something by mistakes every time I paint :) but its a hobby and I dont figure they gotta be perfect, I just cant envision a crappie swimmin round and round a bait and sayin "man these colors are not even or hey look this has paint on the bill" or something like that, if it catches the eye then they probably gonna attack it like they are mad. now thats just my thought bout it but hey its fun anyway you look at it :)

That one looks real good EZ. Like Maachuu said, you learn something new every time you paint.
What she did to them? UhOh

Love that top one! So what did she do?

She said she told me they were a little drab and asked me if she could 'enhance' them a little and that I told her 'go ahead honey, anything you want to do is fine with me'. Musta already been asleep, so here is what she did.. The first one is the one in the first pic above. Then the group is the 'enhancing'. I don't know what I'm gonna do with that girl.
Should I go ahead and put the final coat on them?

Dadgum Gene, you need to hire Ms Mary.

Dang, those look awesome.

Wow!!!!!!!!

Those are nice !!!!

Those look great!!!

Tell her I'll be sending her some to enhance. HaHa. Those are awesome. I would go ahead and top coat those. Remember, just a little more resin than hardner.

Man they look awsome. Is your wife looking for a job.

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Originally Posted by ScottV

Remember, just a little more resin than hardner.

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Glad you mentioned that, don't think I remembered if I ever knew. Iz gettin ready to topcoat this morn.
Thanks, I thought she did an awesome job, she used to do a lot of detail craft painting, so I was good with her 'enhancing' them. Only thing is, I may be afraid to fish with them...:p

awesome...final coat them bad boys and I'll be over shortly to get them

I'd hire her to paint them up Man. LOL LOOKIN GOOD

Those really look great Gene......your wife done real good

WOW.. those look great... Great work!

[QUOTE=E-Z Poleholder;1570674]Glad you mentioned that, don't think I remembered if I ever knew.

I think I covered that in one of my PMs.

Lookin good.

You can put the hooks on them and send them to me and TMan for testing purposes

Hot dang! I say turn her loose on the pole holders and rod racks next. No telling how good she'd be at that. LOL.

Wannabe...

Curious as to how she got those stripes so neat ? I can not do those with out a stencil to help :)

Stop complain she did better that you is all that is wrong with them!

I'd have to get a sharpie out after em or a paint pen or somethin

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Originally Posted by MO' MONEY

I'd have to get a sharpie out after em or a paint pen or somethin

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yep you right MO, dont know that my shakey hands would even let me do that :)

maachuu

Would a sharpie\paint pen work? just as long as you put the clear hard coat over it?

I think you need to stick with letting the Mrs. doing the painting.

*I think I covered that in one of my PMs.*
I think you did too, but there has been way too much for me to absorb, but ain't it fun

*You can put the hooks on them and send them to me and TMan for testing purposes *
I skert to use them myself.

*Hot dang! I say turn her loose on the pole holders and rod racks next. No telling how good she'd be at that. LOL.
Wannabe...*
She's been trying to get me to, may just do that..

*Would a sharpie\paint pen work? just as long as you put the clear hard coat over it? *
Tried that, if you make a mistake, it's over.... paint you can wipe off

*Curious as to how she got those stripes so neat ? I can not do those with out a stencil to help *
Years of doing detail craft stuff, you should see some of it..

*I think you need to stick with letting the Mrs. doing the painting*
If she will, I will...

I told her Thanks from everyone.:)

Great looking cranks!! Y'all done a very good job on them Thumbs Up.

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Originally Posted by MO' MONEY

Would a sharpie\paint pen work? just as long as you put the clear hard coat over it?

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I use a sharpie on mine without the hardner all the time. Makes it easy to change the colors. Seems like they change colors everyday over here.