hey guys i just started making my own crankbaits and ive found this website very helpful. i bass fish alot and i want to make several baits of certain colors in case i loose some or they get damagened, so i always want to have plenty of backups. i was wondering what you guys might suggest as a sealer for my crankbaits before i paint. ive made a few and use slow curing epoxy like most on here, cant get d2t around here so i use 30 min cure epoxy from hobby town. i want to make around 10 at a time and that stuff sets up too quick before i can get em all sealed and have to mix again and again, is there something i can use and just dip them in instead of epoxy. i normally dont like cutting corners and making cheap stuff so i still want it to be hard and durable. ive read some that some people use proportinate and from what i have read its plastic pelets mixed with acetone, not sure if thats right but if it does a good job i might try that but i havent been able to find a recipe for it. i also have some questions about the tim earick video on youtube, im sure most people on here have watched it and i think he dips his baits in someting to seal, looks like a homemade solution in a mason jar. when he paints the crankbait in the video looks like he does his stencil on one side then imediatley flips it over and does the other side if i did that mine would smudge because i use createx and have to heatset it so i wont smear the paint anyone know what he uses. he makes some good looking baits and i would like mine to look like that but i need alot more practice on my painting skills there not too good. i emalied tim and asked some questions but he hasnt emailed me back yet. well guys i hope this isnt too long and not too many questions any advice would be much apprecitated. thanks
p.s heres a pic of the first bait i have painted looks pretty rough so i cut out a bunch more to practice, theres no belly weight in it yet
