MidTNKayakAngler

Thanks for all the replies. My wife and I installed the solid bi-folding doors today to shut off the room from the rest of the house. This was our 1st project in 10 years of marriage that we didn't fight. I'll make the bait turner soon as I have the parts already.

Thanks Don-Art, I've witnessed this what you call blush before. I made a beer pong table years ago and used bar top epoxy on it. I got the epoxy from TAP Plastics, but have forgotten the name of it. It is really hard, leveled well, didn't yellow, but will get a light film on it if not used for a while almost like a haze. I just spray it down with isopropyl alcohol and wipe it off with a paper towel and it brings it back to life. I wish I knew the name of the epoxy I used for that table, it would be a good one to try on baits, but may be to heavy.

Wow, thanks for all the great replies. It will be a while before we get started, as we have all the equipment, but haven't finished the room we will be using with workbenches, cabinets, and the solid doors have not arrived yet. I also need to practice with the air brush, it's a little harder than I thought it would be. Once I get started I'll do several baits plastic and wood bodies with each type of epoxy and give them to a few friends that fish 3 times a week to daily and let them beat the snot out of them and let me know what they think. I'll try to put them all on with the same thickness to get a real true test for durability, and clarity. I was just wondering if anyone else had experimented with these epoxies yet. Thanks again TU Jeremy

I know this is my 1st post so I'll give a brief introduction. My wife and I have been married for 11 years, and we have always fished religiously. We've moved all over the eastern US for our jobs, but have finally settled down in Tennessee, I think. We are getting into bait painting as a hobby, for fun, for gifts, for prizes for tournaments I run, and to donate to other tournaments, not for sale. We are getting everything thing together and have a room dedicated to this and my area to work on reels. We have 80 or so paints (Createx Airbrush, and Wicked) an Iwata Revolution airbrush, a desk with paint booth and drying booth, so I think we are about ready just waiting on new solid doors for the room to arrive. Now to the question I have three different epoxies West System GFlex, TAP Plastics Marine Epoxy with a slow hardener, and Devcon 2 Ton. I know the most popular epoxy around here (TU) is the Devcon 2 Ton, but I was wondering if anyone had thoughts on the West System G Flex, or the TAP Plastics Marine Epoxy? I used the West System GFlex on other projects and it hasn't discolored, and it released air bubbles well, and finishes nice and clear. I've never used the Devcon 2 Ton which I bought due to being a popular epoxy for finishing baits, and the TAP Plastics Marine Epoxy is for another project I haven't gotten around to yet. Thanks Jeremy