MrSimon

I just read through the whole thread, but still have a couple questions. 1) Will working in a garage or room with windows let in enough natural light to cause a problem? 2) Between coats, do you have to cure the first coat .... or do you just let it drip and then put the second coat right on - and then only cure once? I think you have to cure after each coat, but I'm not sure. 3) If I hang the lures on a little rack in the sun to cure, do I have to rotate or move them around to get a full cure, or will the sunlight kind of engulf the lures and cure the whole thing?

I painted some lipless rattle baits last night. I definitely made a few mistakes, but all in all they look fine. I have 2 ton 30 minute epoxy, but have heard it pulls away from sharp edges. Will the epoxy be OK for these lures? If so, is there anything I should do special? I plan to get some of the Dick Nite dipping juice in a few weeks for some spoons I bought .... should I just wait and dip the rattle baits?

I put the lures in a fly tying vise to paint them and to coat them with epoxy. Once done, I use a small pair of pliers to grab an open hook eye, release the lure from the vise, then carry the lure with the pliers over to the dryer and clip it in.

I took the plunge!!! Bought an Iwata air-brush, a bunch of Createx paints, and a table full of other items. It was like Christmas morning! I watched some videos, read a bunch on here, and painted up a few lures! I also bought a $30 rotisserie unit from Amazon and made my own dryer. Here is a video of the dryer in action. I think it works great! I'm really enjoying this hobby, but I've quickly learned that there are a lot of little details and techniques that will take a lot of practice to master. I look forward to it!

Hi. I'm new to the site and have been reading like crazy. Lots of cool stuff. All my stuff to get started painting lures is on the way .... I'm pumped. My questions are about changing colors while painting a lure. Obviously with one airbrush I'll have to switch colors and clean the brush multiple times while painting a lure. From what I've seen, sometimes you only spray a tiny bit of paint on the lure, then switch to a different color. Having to clean between colors seems like an incredibly inefficient way to paint .... like you'd spend more time cleaning than actually painting. Is it just the nature of the beast? How long does it actually take to clean and switch colors? Do people use multiple brushes .... one for each color? Is it better to do an assembly line type thing where you paint a half dozen baits at once?