Offshore G

I'm usually the guy hanging above you guys at the top of the derrick with a torque wrench. I'll stay away from the drill floor from now on

Dude, I almost spat my tea all over the computer screen ! You're killing me!! hahahaha Well, I was going to ask you to open up my compressor but maybe not? Have a great day that side, G

How many?? @ Ben, hahaha, that had me in stitches! lol

Ok, so I have taken notes on all of the above and I am going to give it a try later today. Will let you guys know the results. I did once change a light bulb so I should be ok

Ok, so my mini compressor is giving me problems. I have a small unit with a 3L tank, it looks like an Iwata smart jet but with a tank attached. From what the supplier has told me there is some problem with an internal bearing that is causing it to over heat and then switch off. My question is. Has anyone taken apart their mini compressor and changed a bearing or bearings, is it easy to do?

Thanks for the great feedback......, Mark, from what the supplier has told me, they use this same product on cars for vinyl graphics so it is supposed to be waterproof and meant to take a bit of wear and tear. It is a 2 part so the 2nd part is the inhibitor that bonds the molecules. Hopefully this is the difference between a 1 part PUD that makes it work .... Thanks Dale, I'll keep posting test results. This 2 part PUD product takes 7 days to cure properly so I have a day to go then I'll throw it in the water and bash it around a bit....... I do like my BSI 30min 2 part but now with the winter cold it is difficult to apply and the paint brushes we get here are rubbish, the epoxy pulls all the hairs out of the brush and you sit for 5 mins pulling hairs off your bait with a scalpel. I have actually just ordered kiddies brushes from the USA, hopefully they work better. We dont have central heating but do you think if I heat my painting room with a gas heater it will help with the epoxying? Chat soon, Garreth

Hi guys, So I got a free sample of this water based product. I have still not been able to get the MCU as the supplier is still waiting for stock. Anyway, I dipped one of my little johns and hung it to dry. What I have found so far is that it leaves a very thin almost "rubbery" coating. I did as a test try and peel some off the bill and it came off quite easily. Although the more days I left it on the harder it was to peel off. I tried brushing it onto another bait and it smudged the paint and made a total mess of the paint job. Dipping didn't seem to mess with the paint BUT it did leave a few drops of the paint in the coating. I obviously cannot compare it to MCU so does this sound right to you guys? I will keep testing it out and let you know the results.....

Exactly! I just removed the old eyes with a scalpel and gave them a little sand paper action, My english is terrible LOL I know you guys understood what I said but that sounds like I sanded the eyes!!! Even the chipped epoxy with dents and holes paints up just fine, then a new coat of epoxy and your'e winning!

Thanks Dale, Here are 2 links I just found. One is a data sheet for this aqua-lam and the other link is an explanation on what it is. Its all Greek to me so maybe someone on here can explain it all and tell us if it can be used the same as we would use MCU? http://www.dow.com/en-us/packaging/products/aqualam http://www.dow.com/assets/attachments/business/pbm/aqua_lam/aqua-lam_444a/tds/aqua-lam_444a.pdf looking forward to hearing more from you guys...... Garreth

http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/15813-old-workovers/ Here is a link to the pic where I painted over old baits that I first made so the epoxy wasnt done right and they were quite beat up. I just removed the old eyes with a scalpel and gave them a little sand paper action, painted white on top, added stripes, new eyes and epoxy and I got brand new baits again. I did lose the detail in the gill plates etc but they swim fine and I've caught fish on them, well one of them at least lol

Guys,E Excuse my ignorance. Would the solution also be to use MCU? Just dip and hang to dry? I have only ever used epoxy so I don't know which is better. AND FrogAddict? LOL have you dropped a freshly epoxied topwater lure onto a shag carpet??? What a mess! Brings a new meaning to "walking the dog!" with all that hair