Gentle

Ben, yes I have, I took a factory original matte and some of the ones I blasted and submerged in water, they both looked the same and they both get that wet look. I wouldn't say it's as glossy as a cleared, unblasted bait. To a fish I wouldn't think it'd make a bit of difference, but fisherman are a fickle bunch and some just insist on having a bait done EXACTLY how they want. I've never had a single complaint about my matte finish.

"If I'm using an epoxy clear like d2t, after it cures I throw mine in my bench top sandblast cabinet with ultra fine glass beads, a quick once over, wa la perfect matte finish. You don't have to be as careful as you may think, that d2t is tough stuff, just make sure you tape up the bills. " I posted this on the topic of matte finish, I have painted that paint scheme numerous times, This technique to achieve a matte finish works great and plus it's still just as durable as it is not sandblasted.

If I'm using an epoxy clear like d2t, after it cures I throw mine in my bench top sandblast cabinet with ultra fine glass beads, a quick once over, wa la perfect matte finish. You don't have to be as careful as you may think, that d2t is tough stuff, just make sure you tape up the bills.

Createx paints, fluorescent yellow, transparent yellow, and just a little white. Play with those three until you get the shade you want.

Yeah guys, be extremely cautious about what you breath in!!! My father was a fire fighter and painted cars on his days off from the fire house, at 36 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. No family history of the disease, no trauma to the head, but was exposed to plenty of fumes, and the Dr. said in all likelyhood that's what caused it. So breathing nasty fumes may not just effect you when you get older, it can get you while your still young. My father is still alive, but the toll the disease has took on him has made me very weary of what I breath in. TRUST ME FELLAS, THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THEN MENTAL ILLNESS!!

I paint better in the afternoon than in the mornings, I guess it takes me a while to get in the flow of things. I paint simple stuff first, then the more detailed paint jobs later in the day, doing that has actually saved me from alot of do overs. But inevitably, there's always the human factor, and a screw up pops up now and then. I hate redoing things!!!!!

I basically just followed the dirrections, they have several videos on the web site. You do need to build a complete rig first, I used a little panfish crankbait for my head with just a few modifications. I shaved the lip and hook hangers off, split it in half, ran my wires through it, glued it back together, and there was my master. The rest I just followed the directions, if you've poured spinnerbaits a such with lead you won't have any problems.

Everything you need is on makelure.com, they have several different mold making materials and casting resins. I built my a-rig molds out of their silicone mold material, and have cast over a 100 with the 2 little molds I made. it's easy to use and works great!! It was about a $70 investment, but that was enough stuff to make at least 150 heads.