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Thanks Ben. I've had some issues with getting a completely smooth surface with D2T when top coating my lures, Seemed to be getting worse lately, but I'm thinking that maybe the DEVCON I was using was getting old and probably sitting in my garage through the hottest part of Summer didn't help either. Coated a lure last night with brand new DEVCON and it came out much better than the last 3 or 4. So I was thinking that I would be sanding down the DEVCON to get a completely smooth surface and not just scuffing it prior to painting. I'm just gonna have to order up some lures, get started and learn from my mistakes. I'm sure I'll get it dialed in after 3 or 4 attempts, at least I hope so! Dave

I looked all over locally and finally bought some plastic fuel line from a hobby shop. Was inexpensive and works great

First, thanks for the recommendations. I don't recall reading anything about using super glue to seal a wood lure so I learned something new! I'm gonna start with D2T since I have it and have experience using it. I'll have to get me some inexpensive lures to practice on before risking a kit. How long do you recommend letting the D2T cure before sanding? Does thinning with a small amount denatured alcohol help achieve a smoother finish? Thanks!

I've been a lurker on this site for about 9 months now and have learned quite a bit about lure making and numberous methods and ideas that have really helped me out with painting plastic lipless crankbaits. As many others have said, one of the best fishing related site on the Internet. I'm getting better and have come up with a couple that may be worthy of posting on this site. Oh, and I make use my lures for catching Stripers in the California Aqueduct and local lakes. I'm wanting to venture into making wood lures and I've been digging through this site trying to figure it out so that I don't waste too much time (and money) and it's sort of one of those things that the more I read, the less confidence I have. In particular, I don't know what to use to seal the lure before painting. So I thought if I could frame a question properly, I could get some guidance for getting started from the best lure makers I know of. So I plan on buying some kits from Salty's, starting with the 1.25oz topwater glide kit. I think it's cool that there's a company that sells these kits for a beginner like me and provides, hopefully, a lure that works well that I can paint, assemble and catch fish on. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what type of wood they are made from. I really like the Wicked airbrush paints and will be using those to paint the lures. Finally, I don't have a lure turner and have been pretty satisfied using D2T so I will be using that for the topcoat. What I have not been able to figure out yet, is what I should use to seal the lure with before painting. From what I've been able to gather from this site, what one uses for paint and the topcoat may dictate or limit sealers that can be used. Hopefully, with the info I have provided, someone can help me identify the type of sealer that would best for this application. I do appreciate the help.