Mrdux

First time painting cranks and used some matte paint,do you think they will shine when I clear them with the devcon 2.Had to order some devcon2 cause I couldn't find the 30 min local.When yall clear do you do the bill also or just the baits,thanks[emoji2]

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That's a good start, Jamie. Yes, the devcon will give them a good gloss. I really don't know if the gloss makes that much difference. All my baits painted with acrylic paint are matt to dull before epoxy. I use blue painter's tape to tape off all my bills before I primer the blanks with opaque white. I use a scalpel to cut along the tape to bill seam to make sure I don't pull the paint/epoxy loose. I've painted a few baits and bills. Couldn't tell any difference other than it gives the bait a larger profile.

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That's a good start, Jamie. Yes, the devcon will give them a good gloss. I really don't know if the gloss makes that much difference. All my baits painted with acrylic paint are matt to dull before epoxy. I use blue painter's tape to tape off all my bills before I primer the blanks with opaque white. I use a scalpel to cut along the tape to bill seam to make sure I don't pull the paint/epoxy loose. I've painted a few baits and bills. Couldn't tell any difference other than it gives the bait a larger profile.

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Thanks Doug,I believe this painting might get addictive [emoji2]

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Thanks Doug,I believe this painting might get addictive [emoji2]

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It can be and finding storage options for 4-500 different baits can be expensive.

First one with clear
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That's looks sharp. Good job.

That looks good

Looks great. I take pics of most of my new patterns so I can duplicate them after I lose all the ones I just painted.

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They look great. I've been buying my red treble hooks from an eBay source for MUCH less than I had been paying and they are the sharpest I have ever handled.

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They look great. I've been buying my red treble hooks from an eBay source for MUCH less than I had been paying and they are the sharpest I have ever handled.

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Yeah I need to get some hooks and split rings,I'll have it going on before long[emoji23]

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are you dipping your crankbaits in the devcon 2 epoxy or brushing it on?

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are you dipping your crankbaits in the devcon 2 epoxy or brushing it on?

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brushing it on,lots of videos on youtube

Those look great Jamie

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Those look great Jamie

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thanks g

My wife likes the colors. :biggrin

where are you guy getting your blanks and are you air brushing the paint ? I'm wanting to learn

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where are you guy getting your blanks and are you air brushing the paint ? I'm wanting to learn

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wlure.com - Ebay & Amazon. On wlure look at these which are close to Bandit 300's

C55

or these which are a bit smaller:

3 Inch

On Ebay & Amazon search for "Crankbait bodies".

And yes they are using airbrushes.

As M R Dux offered - check Youtube for lots of videos on how to paint crankbaits.

Great thanks for the advice