jtmoney

Thanks for all the imput guys! I might have to start spraying some laquers, but you bring up a good point with being ok with touching up paint if its getting bit. Gonna try em out without clear this weekend, see how they hold up. The factory paint job (pictured above) is pretty transparent, the flash really show through. Heres a couple pics of 2 paint schemes ive laid down, both are trout patterns im playing with. Awefull nerve racking screwing with $175 baits!!! Hope these colors get bit. Any feedback is appreciated! Opaques on top and bottom, blended to transparents.

This should explain it better. This is the oe paint, i stripped it so it was 100% clear and built up my paint from there. Im painting the outter skin, not directly over the flash foil

Ide like to protect the paint as well as possible but want to minimize the possibility of the clear cracking. Just looking for other options really. I cant dip it in a plastic as i dont want to seal the skin to the wood

Hey guys, not sure if any of you are big on the big swimbaits for largmouths like the deps line, but i have a Q. So these lures use a rubber/silicone skin material over the wood, i started custom painting them with createx. Paint seems to adhere fine, but i know if i clear coat it i run the rusk of the clear cracking, espescially with the flexibility in the tail section. I was thinking of not clear coating them but im not sure if the paint will remain intact after i heat cure it. I swim these in open water so not worried about the paint getting too beat, just wondering if this is a good idea, or what you guys wuld recomend. Does anyone fish their wood lures without clear? Thanks, jeff *i posted this in the hardbait section and it was recomended to post it here care of the guru frank lol

Thanks mark! Ive got a couple of butchs tuned 250's, they get bit to say the least

Hey guys, not sure if any of you are big on the big swimbaits for largmouths like the deps line, but i have a Q. So these lures use a rubber/silicone material over the wood, i started custom painting them with createx. Paint seems to adhere fine, but i know if i clear coat it i run the rusk of the clear cracking, espescially in the tail section. I was thinking of not clear coating them but im not sure if the paint will remain intact after i heat cure it. I swim these in open water so not worried about thr paint getting too beat, just wondering if this is a good idea, or what you guys wuld recomend. Thanks, Jeff

I use to use them both frequently and being in ca i started to use coast airbrush more. That is until they sent me the wrong needle for an airbrush, when i told them about it they totally blew me off trying to get me to deal directly with paasche (the manufacturer) of the needle and told me how much longer it would take if i dealt with them. It was only a 8/9 dollar part but i had spent hundreds with them in the past and their customer service was lousy at best. Thats the last time i dealt with them. Tcp however has overnighted a 12 dollar item they left out of my order without me asking. Their service has been A+ in my book and i try and tell anyone i can. Hope this helps