CrabbyBass Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a great day so far. I have a quick question. What do you all use as a "drying rack" after you dip your lures? I was trying to come up with something I could make myself, but was not having much success. I figured instead of frustrating myself, I would ask the experts. Thank you in advance for the info! Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurizio Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Are you sure you talk about softplastics? Dip it, hang it on what ever you like (a rack or whatever)... after a fiew seconds dip it again or put it into cold water to cool down completely... no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabbyBass Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Yes I am talking soft plastics. I want to dip the head of a swimbait in clear plastic to hold the eyes on. I am looking for a rack to hang them on upside down to cure. I was curious as to what you guys use for this process. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cami Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi everybody. When I wish to paint my softies and I have to wait the drying period, I hang the tails of shads between some long and narrow "windows" obtained with a sharp cutter on the side of a shoes' box. Sometimes I use this rack box as painting box for airbrushing. BUT, in my opinion, the best thing to do after the dipping, to cure plastic, is a simple splash in a tank of fresh water. Bye Cami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabbyBass Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Great idea with the box. I will have to give that a try. I thought about throwing it in water, but was not sure if it would work. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Fingers Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 throwing them in water has always worked for me then when the tray/bowl gets full of baits, i take them out and lay them straight in a marble surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Dip toss method works for me . I did try somethin that had minamal sucess . I drilled an old mold placed some flat head rivets in it leaving the head of the rivet sticking out about .050 . inside the cavity where the eyes were to be located . Shot the mold and pulled the bait . It left something quite similar to an eye lid . Ithen put a speck of super glue in there and popped in the 3 D eye . Holds pretty darn good except if you have to squeeze the bait around the eye area to get it out of a fishes mouth . Good chance the eye will come out then . This occured to me because I have a prosthetic eye myself . If the wife gets me in a head lock over my spending sprees my eye can pop out too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabbyBass Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I am glad I asked this on here. Thank you for all of the great answers! I will just do what most recommended, dip and throw in water. Toadfrog, I was using superglue to hold the eyes in place, but after a few weeks of sitting in the bags, the eyes were falling off. Sorry to hear about your prosthetic eye, but your comment is pretty darn funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurizio Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 See, CrabbyBass, because of the "drying after dipping" is that simple, i was confused about your question... Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Super glue ain't worth a dang for eyes that are put on flush . When the wife sees what I spent on molds this month there 'sa gonna be eye popping around here ya betcha . So start giggling now it"sa com'in my way . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repair Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Don't let her know Toad unless its on the old plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 To late dead man walking ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 To late dead man walking ! Be sure to let us know where the funerals going to be so we can send flowers. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
