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Ddl, brands will be different for car primer here, I used good quality cellulose based primer with no issues, I use zinsser bin mostly now. I spray using a spray gun ,but comes in cans also. Rui- zinsser works well, though touch dry in 20 minutes , it reaches full cure after 1-3 days . Personally I only use on sealed wood.

O.k fair enough. ..

Ddl, you might want to consider spray can primer if doing big muskie size lures, 2 coats of decent white primer and your done. Much quicker /easier and very effective for bigger lures......

Nice one doubleT , may all your gliders glide ! Now you just need a lead mine....

Porkmeatballs, so much depends on shape and bohyancy versus ballast placement etc. With flat sided gliders I personally like lots of bohyancy and ballast , I like to keep ballast below centre line from tow point to tail or even lower . Sometimes this means more than 2 ballast points depending on shape and bohyancy of lure . I'm Sure if you can post pics there's guy's here with glider making experience who can help........gider

DoubleT, I find w.r.c great for gliders, have toyed with cnc mould and foam type resin for a particular model maybe down the line , also toyed with using resin with balsa or closed cell foam core for a big crank bait..

Ddl, if you start with white base/primer , you can then paint over with any colour to achieve the shade you want. If you start with darker base/primer , you have limited your shade options severely ,straight away. You can achieve any shade/colour over white , but not grey. You can use transparents layered on white to achieve bright colours, and add transparent black for darker shade. If you use grey primer with transparents your colours will be very dark. You can use opaque colours on grey but why handicap yourself ? Regardless of whether your using opaques or transparents, you can't go wrong with bright white base. Metallics tend to look better over opaque black, but again you can paint a black back on a white lure then spray metallic over that part if for instance you wanted a silver back on lure........glider

Stretcher, there is a way of applying hot stamp foil using heat and a silicone slab ,I've not properly tested it thoroughly myself yet but looks promising. ....glider