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Been a while since I painted any cranks but since I'm out of one of my favorites I painted 6 for the next trip. They just need the hooks attached back on once the epoxy dries and will be ready for the water.
This is a custom color I mix. It will be purple and or blue as the light hits it at different angles.
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Pretty cool paint. Your really talented. Are those BPS cranks?
Those look great Ronnie. I haven't painted any cranks this year. I've been trying to stockpile jigs to have enough for the bait shops this next spring. Are those unfinished crankbaits you're painting? I've had trouble finding unfinished baits that will run true. Jann's has some great looking baits, almost like Bandits, but in the water they roll like a hooked catfish.
those crank baits looked pretty fancy especially those deep diving ones like you got there the paint job is fantastic might have to do some trading to get one or two of them do you have any with the crawdad Or froggy colors I didn't know that you were in to working with crank baits I am a collector don't want to post any of my goodies it would just get your mouth the drooling are straight out of the 30s you know the ones of the glass eyes I have a full collection of River runs one of my favorite was the bandit by Burks there are the ones it made little Big Dig and Big Dig.Quote:
Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER
Just beautiful! Nuff said!
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Thanks guys for your comments :)
Cray and Scott, some are BPS and the other two are Strike Kings. I buy name brand when I find them on sale in off colors and sand them down for repainting. I have tried a few of the no bands that some sell but they just don't run right for me. A lot of the time you can get the good ones for $2 or so.
Bob, I been painting my own cranks for a good many years but I don't sell any. To much work goes into them but I will send you a few the next time I'm painting some.
okay thank you very much.Quote:
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Made these a little while ago. Hand carved and painted. Learned a lot about cranks!Attachment 136100
Dang ifish, you even carved these? Boy now that is some good job! ALso love the colors and a great paint job too!
Wow wow wow awesome awesome awesome work you have done ifish that is beautiful you deftly have a gift for sure the paint job is outstanding not to mention if you made these from scratch that is more awesome I've always wanted to make crank baits many years ago I was willing to go out the money and buy a machine and make up a jig for cutting the bodies well I never got that far but I hope to see more of your work you guys are full of surprises I never knew that there was so many of you guys doing the work on making crank baits I definitely enjoy seeing this posted I hope to see more of you guys posting on the crank baits.
Some nice work being shown here. :highfive
Looking good ifish. Nice work all around with the making and painting. I just ordered some of that stencil, makes a good pattern.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifish
Hey Stump, I didn't mean to hijack your thread. I should have posted separate. Just wanting to share some cranks. That pattern is wedding veil from wallyworld. Just wrapped around and tight with alligator clips. The paint is Createx Wicked with tabletop coating. Iwata air brush. The top bill is stainless and the bottom is circuit board. Carved from yellow pine. They have a ballast system and run pretty true! Took a long time to get the wood pattern like I wanted but know I can make them a little faster.
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ifish you didn't have to be concerned over highjacking my thread, I like seeing the work of others and feel free to post anytime. I love to shop around in the hobby stores to see what I can find to use in my different hobbies :ThumbsUp Thanks for the heads up on the materials. I also use Createx paint but I top coat my cranks with a 5 minute epoxy.
Stump Hunter, are you using acrylic or lacquer paints? I have been doing well this summer on Bandits I have repainted using my lacquer taxidermy colors. There are many more of the what I call "crappie colors" available in acrylic. I normally thin my acrylics with IPA for work on fish mounts when I don't have a lacquer color that will work.
Mine are not of the quality that you and Buddy have shown here. My issue is I lose so many Bandits that I don't get into detail you guys do. I guess they look pretty good hanging from stumps in 15 feet of water on KY Lake.
You were posting while I was typing. Since they are Createx colors, I assume they are acrylics. Are you spraying or brushing the epoxy top-coat? I've never seen a sprayable epoxy outside of taxidermy suppliers.
The paints are acrylics and I let each color dry before adding the next colors. I use a soft bristle craft brush to apply the epoxy. I mix enough epoxy to coat 3 cranks, it takes about a minute each crank to coat and hang them so the epoxy will smooth itself out. Most of the time I don't thin my paints, I run my air pressure at 40psi and adjust the tip/spray on the side of a box. With smaller details I will turn the pressure down to 20psi and thin enough paint for the job.Quote:
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When I first started painting cranks I tied a lot of top coats but for me the epoxy works the best and I don't have to worry about chipping them. Like you, the lake gods take their share of my cranks....:dono
Heck the lakes will always get their share of our baits, LOL! If your not getting hung up your not fishing where the fish are though. You guys do amazing work on the paint job for these crank baits.
Amazing work, fellas. That's a real talent right there.