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What part of Arkansas are you in? I live in Rison, it's 23 miles south of Pine Bluff.

When I was doing motorcycle work I used Iwata airbrushes, specifically the HP-C. I got out of it a few years ago and sold all my equipment, stupidly....I've always had good luck with 'em and plant to use them in my luremaking.... Which actually started yesterday... I'm nowhere NEAR ready to paint yet!

I normally just hand pour or inject one color swim baits. Then came a guy that wanted the backs painted . Problem being I hate wearing cloves or trying to sit the baits in some kind of corrogated holder as I am clumbsy . Spoted an old clip bord in a box of junk . The thought struck me Clip board hold paper. Clip board hold fish . No drop in floor . No paint fingers . Sawed off the board even with the clip jaw . Clamped it in the vice . By Jove I think I love it.

It really depends on what material you're painting over, and what you need the top coat to do. If you're painting over wood, where water intrusion is big concern, you want to look at something like epoxy or Dick Nite's original urethane. I've use epoxy, and I know it works. I haven't used the original Dick Nite's urethane, but others here swear by it (and sometime at it). Hahaha If you're painting over plastic, resin, or PVC, where water isn't a threat to the lure, you can use a water borne urethane because you're only trying to protect the paint scheme from the water.

I think it is a matter of preference. I paint plastic blanks and use Bob Smith 30 Minute Slow Cure Epoxy which can be bought at local hobby shops. It is very similar to Devcon 2 Ton (D2T)