Stewy3
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Hobby Lobby sells a clear plastic sheet in a two pack for 5 bucks, .015" made by K&S. its a PETG type of plastic that i have been using with good results. I made an aluminum frame that fits inside my toaster oven to heat it up and the vacuum box to match the dimensions of the frame. The frame keeps the plastic from curling. Works pretty good.
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Well, after some screwing around with the seal coat on painted baits, I'm not convinced it will hold up on a crank bait. It is however a nice mid coat with glitter before a top coat of etex. Don't over brush or you will streak the paint if using water based like Createx. Not sure if it's because the plastic body? It is very hard on a spinner blade and will continue to use it on them since is sprays well when thinned. Hope this helps.
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I am looking as well for them. I emailed Berkly and they do not sell blanks was the reply. I did stop at a few local bait shops that have custom painted baits and they all said that the custom baits they have are either the " glass minnow" or the "pearl" that the painters repainted. From what I was told, you can get a break in price if you by them in bulk say in the 50 to 100 quantity.
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Not to start an argument but info I found at CS web site seemed ligit. Don't want to rock the boat here since I'm new but the older i get, the more stubborn I get. http://www.csipaint.com/products/uv-fishing-lure-paint/uv-fishing-lure-paint-faqs.php
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I'm going to have to disagree with you walleyeking. UV coatings can spook some fish if its to sunny out. I did a tourny last year and it was very foggy in the morning. Pink jig that had a UV blast coating was hot untill the sun came out. Switched to a pink without the UV and it was back on.
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I forgot to add, don't put the UV blast over the seal coat, it will crack. I did some blades and forgot to separate the ones I wanted the UV blast on and said screw it and put it over the seal coat. It cracked. I'm hoping the little bit of UV that I put on will add something in low light conditions with the cracking, kind of like the crackle finish I've seen done but we can't see it. Worth a try.
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I used it on some spinner blades but have not been able to lake test them yet due to the 15" of ice on Bago. It sprayed nice after thinning and I put 3 light coats on the blades. Nice and clear and seemed solid. I have some cranks I was going to try it on but waiting for eyes to finish them before the clear. Have used on jigs so the painted eyes don't rub off in the tackle box and it seems to hold up well.
