ravenlures Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Has anyone ever used Thompson's Water Sealer for sealing their wood baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 thats death for painting, dont ruin your wood lures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Sounds good to me THANKS!!!!! Although I plan on making a pressure tank to put my lures in to push a sealer in farther. I am using Bass Wood for Musky lures. Think that is over kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleriver Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 thats death for painting, dont ruin your wood lures What does it exactly do to ruin paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 thompsons has a waxy overtone. we just immerse our bodies into s.sealer 2 times. .primers adhere well and theres good absortion on softwoods like bass woods or cedars. we use 99percent cedars . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleriver Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Woodieb8 When I first stated making baits I used sanding sealer with lacquer paints but quickly left after experiencing air bubbles in paint when the bait got hot. I thought maybe it was due to not letting the sealer dry properly or humidity issues when applied to bait. Since your familiar with the product, any thoughts about what may have been giving me grief? The other thing about deft sanding sealer is how loud the smell. For sure a ventilated activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny.Barile Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 wood...you keep saying "we". Are you a twin? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 If you heat the bait during painting, you need to you a tougher seal coat than run-of-the-mill sanding sealer. That stuff is not designed to contain the air pressure you create inside the wood when you heat a bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleriver Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Bob So heat setting paint is not recommended with sanding sealer. What prevents a finished bait sealed with sanding sealer from bubbling after a hot day on the boat? I know many are made with it and they do not have the problem with hot summer day on the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I think the topcoat is what keeps the finish from rupturing due to heat expansion. I've had cured epoxy used for a seal coat rupture when heated hot enough during painting. The air pressure concentrates in a section of the wood that has open grain and voila. Not saying all sanding sealers aren't tough enough - I haven't tried them all - but they are designed to fill open grains in wood after sanding as a smooth base to carry later finish layers - not to be tough and impermeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 thompsons contains silicone. Bad juju very bad juju Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 OK Thompsons is out. How about a two part epoxy A & B from Component Systems I have tried it and it hardens and soaks in pretty good. What you think? anybody ever use it on Maple or Basswood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedyarb Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 OK Thompsons is out. How about a two part epoxy A & B from Component Systems I have tried it and it hardens and soaks in pretty good. What you think? anybody ever use it on Maple or Basswood Use whatever you aregoing to use as a topcoat. Etex, devcon, DN. I use etex to seal my wood and I use it as a topcoat also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 ". Are you a twin? LOL sonny some days i wish i had a twin. i could blame him lol.actually i have help building in the shop..as for s.seal it abborbs into wood pores and doent lift with water immersion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Wood has some odd characteristics which show up as wood reacts with moisture, water or chemical. As wood absorbs moisture it swells, as it dries it shrinks. Keep this in mind when choosing your piece of wood to carve or when you lay the heat to your paints. I would think that the sealer that dries the quickest without penitration would be the best if it meets all the other requirements. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
