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in todays world lure shelve life is 3 years before your knocked off by offshore. I have been a painter for 30 years now, for companies. we also manu our own product lines. truly be prepared to never look at hourly wage. its a life cycle,.. .. being on the great lakes theres very few companies that live long,in the small arena.. the most important thing is be honest, prompt and a man of your word.. that will gain respect in the industry.

start your business with 2 million. quit at 1 million. you will be a millionaire. lol. in reality it was said in the above post. ive been in the biz 30 years.,my fine china is paper plates and solo cups.

heres a stab. try white lacquer primer over the pvc. that will give colors and etex something to bite on. I did a few and the e tex was great. I normally do wood but have toyed in the plastic substrates.

etch prime is not clear. depending upon company it can be green/gray etch. if your shooting transparents theres no true magic bullet. .. baking a auto clear coat over transparents/candies will help. on plated blades I am referring too.

if your shooting plated blades,use an etch primer. I shoot thousands weekly. save the grief from paint shed.. each process woods,plastics,metals all have procedures for best results.

on baits turned in wood. the lips cut when square stock on a tablesaw.

commercialy 0.92 is the largest for stainless screw eyes.. unless you buy stainless rod thread and bend your own.

we use auto clear. a flash coat then when tacky a final coat. use a blower system though...be safe

we hope folks don't get hurt. living in Canada tornados arerare,but we see results on tv. .

hi for my application on the great lakes. we have great water temp variances. guys here pull baits till ice up 32 degrees. thru time I have found theres not a lure that finish coats wont be breached from teeth/hook rash.. I have built baits in all species, some fail for density,some don't float,and some will not accept paints and hold on. every waterbody/region can send its own demands. as stating I guess theres no wrong/right as long as were building in our labs lol.

poplar if not sealed extensively will swell like a boiled hot dog.

if u spray thru it it works lol.

stay with it. if youknew how much I have ruined over the years you would stroke out. every painter/lure maker has there days. I could heat a house with bad wood cuts or paint the Eiffel tower. . after decades I still screw up. but please remember ugly baits do catch fish. I have a few boxes of them

vacuum plating will give best results on plastic lures. needs a topcoat though.

red cedar. we build with cedar every day. dusty but very corky/lively action. accepts paints excellent.

great bargain make sure you re-crimp so hairs don't get in yer clear. I use cheep sponge brush and toss.

walleyes love charteuse base/white base. gold colors are great also. as for bass here on st clair its not my area to comment.

jake satonica the designer of grandma lures and the original jake now owned by drifter tackle co.. why not use lexan or aluminum lips if you need strength. just downsize the format. are you wiring thru or using screw eyes.

a good white primer or lacquer prime . your primer will bite on and your colors bite to the prime. its like a sandwhich.

perch. primer. base -yellow -school bus yellow. spray top half forest green. blk bars ..straight or v bars. . gold scale. remember observe scale mesh. it must be up and down pattern. scale from dollar store. mosquito headnet cut up to size.. shoot belly white or yellow again. . re-shoot black back. eye inset normally the belly color white or yellow. spay red throad and butthole. . dynamic gold paint for scale,or bright gold. that's a standard perch . cb used to come to my shop to pick up paintwork I did for lakeside for years. if you pm me I will give you my ph.number . I am in Windsor ont across from belle isle.

ziggie and cb colors. is that Charlie browns bait?. if ya want I can try to help ya on my mixes for a few.. you will be mixing colors to achieve the hues.

every lure we do build gets a actual water test 2 times. first for balance. then once completed they are swam at the marina for final testing. yes when folks spend hard dollars I want them to have a good piece. as pat28 stated we all want a magic bullet.. at 5mph we want the walk.

just re-clear. theres better clearcoats for plastic lures though. enviro is a good product.

hand builds can and do vary. in the musky world theres always the magic one. even chewed up they still catch. its funny but true

which walleye pattern? we do a few. loke,ziggie or our woodie pattern. . guys on lsc all have there twists