Hello folks, Ive been tinkering with balsa lures for over a year now, but the past few months Ive really been trying to build them from scratch. I have been reading the forums for a while, but I have some questions I need to ask and hope somebody can take some time to help me.
1. Initial sealing of the balsa blank. I have had decent success using D2T from start to finish. But I just recently ordered a batch of "medium weight" balsa from specialized balsa that looks and feels okay/normal. But when I seal the blanks with the D2T, after about 15 minutes I get terrible air bubbles all over the bait, it's almost like the wood is releasing air into the layer of Epoxy. I only have this problem with these particular blocks of balsa... any ideas? I noticed that this balsa looks a little more "stringy" and "hairy" than most.
2. Can somebody reccomend me an air compressor around 100$ that is quiet, compact, and will run just enough air to keep one airbrush running. Also, if someone would be so kind, to tell me what parts/adapters/regulators, etc. I need to buy. I'm not doing anything fancy, I typically only airbrush one day of the week, and I will usually do a few baits in a day.
Really appreciate any help, thanks.