Jeep Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hi guys, In your experience, how long should a blank be left alone before further work after pouring. I have noticed some tiny holes in the topcoat on a blank that had degassed for about 1 week. Thnx Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snax Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 To my knowledge, the blanks should be fine after the 2 hour demold time. Are you positive that the tiny holes were caused by the Featherlite degassing and not any of the other coatings? Be sure to wash the blanks before primer is applied to remove any demolding spray. This might cause your pin holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Snax, Thnx for the reply. No I'm not sure, just a guess. I remember someone here (I think it was MuskyDan...) talking about degassing time of a couple days... I don't use demolding spray, and as my baits are all foiled that shouldn't be it....hmmm maybe it is the etex. thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snax Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I'll check with Dan about it. He has a lot of experience with the Featherlite and makes my new lure bodies for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverMan Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I'm trying to remember who it was.........someone else was having problems with featherlite bubbles also. You might do a search on the topic, it has been discussed here before. If it doesn't bubble this time of year you might find it starts to degas when the weather warms up. jed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.C.K. Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I always wait 2 weeks before I start working with a blank whether its plastic or foam. I have run into gassing problems in the past and this seams to solve them. I have shopping bags all over my studio with dates on them. and they usually don't get touched for about a month. I use aluminite but this should hold true with all plastic resins... if I try to cut joints a couple of hours after demolding it seams a little soft, the next day it is hard as a rock..Just my opinion. K.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snax Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 From muskydan666... "Hey Mike! I would say about a week to be sure that all the gas is gone!Cheers,Dan" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thnx guys, I'll try to be even more patient and leave the blanks alone for at least a week. Grtz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 As they say; a picture says more than a thousand words: Today on one of my testbaits I suddenly noticed this: It's like a blister....I'm not sure how long between molding and topcoating etc on this one but I guess it must have been a couple of days.. So my guess is that this is actually gas... what do you guys think? Maybe I could drill s small hole in the belly as a 'vent' on next one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Jeep, I'd use it for an experiment. Does the blister flex or move when pressed upon? If you put a needle sized hole in the blister and then a glue or epoxy in the blister, does it stay in place? Can the blister be removed and covered with a body filler? I can understand your initial disappointment, but when life serves you lemons, make lemonade. Good luck and tight lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hi Spike, Yes it is flexible and does move when pressed upon, actually like a real blister; same painful sensation ... lol I will try to fix it, but I'm more concerned about this not happening again to a new bait.... Thnx! Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Maker Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 What are you using as a primer or basecoat for molded baits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
