Spikeit Lurepaint

[Andree]

is this the paint that you use to airbrush on softplastic lures and does it stick to the baits??

http://www.ispikeit.com/Store/c-72-soft-plastic-paint.aspx

do you have to whipe the lures before painting them

regards Andree

[carolinamike]

Andree, as long as you aren't using any kind of mold release the Spikeit paint is about the best on the market for doing airbrush work on plastics. I have a customer that curently uses it and he sent me some samples of his baits after they were painted and I could not rub the paint off, and he does no clear dipping.

[mark poulson]

Mike,

Can you mix the paint to get different colors, like a green pumpkin from green and brown?

[Frank]

That is the stuff. Dries fast so get the retarder to slow down the dry time. Yes you can mix colors and also put your pearl powders in to create special colors.

[mark poulson]

That is the stuff. Dries fast so get the retarder to slow down the dry time. Yes you can mix colors and also put your pearl powders in to create special colors.

Cool!!! Thanks.

[carolinamike]

Or you can just buy green pumpkin. Just call Bruce.

[lure_learning]

anyone know the shelf life on the paint?

I bought some from lurecraft and the stuff solidified to an unusable form quickly. I did my best to keep the caps tight.

[Andree]

i know what you mean i had all heir colours and the exact same thing happened to all of them

i think it is the glas jars that arnt tight enough

next time i buy that kind if paint i will put the container in a airtight plastic bag aswell

[Bass4Me]

Try some type of vacuum sealing system. There are several types and price ranges on the market. I own the larger Food Saver and is more expensive than needed for sealing small paint bottles. This hand held Food Saver product will be perfect for small bottles.

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[mark poulson]

If the paint has an acetone solvent base, and comes in glass jars, could you put the jars in a larger glass jar partially filled with acetone, so there is enough evaporated acetone around them to keep them from drying out?

The original Mend It soft plastic glue can in bottles that allowed the acetone to evaporate, so it had a very short shelf life. After they switched to different bottles, the problem was greatly reduced.

I keep my Mend It, and my crazy glue and nail polish, in a glass jelly jar on my boat, and they last a lot longer because their exposure to the open air is limited.

Edited November 12, 2012 by mark poulson

[pirkfan]

I bought some of the Spike-It paint about a year ago. It came in metal cans with a metal seal and a metal cap with liner over that. When I used some of it, I was careful to pry the metal seal out and save it. Put it back on the can after I was through painting and burnished it down with a smooth rod and replaced the cap. I know it's still liquid because it sloshes in the metal cans, so seems to work pretty well to keep the solvent (which I'm pretty sure isn't acetone...maybe MEK -methyl ethyl ketone) in the can. It does a nice job, but you do need the retarder to thin it.

Edited November 14, 2012 by pirkfan

[Andree]

maybe ive asked it before but do you not whipe the bait before painting?? LCs paint also had MEK in it but didnt stick that well to the baits asfar as i know.Maybe i did something wrong, but i wiped the baits thoroughly before painting.One thing that may have bein the problem was that i poured and painted the baits within an hour or so , with Spikeit ive heard that you should wait atleast 24 H before painting.

[Bass-Boys]

if you wipe the baits you should wipe them with the paint thinner.

[Frank]

I paint mine the same day and it does not come off unless you scrape it off. This stuff smells bad so use it in a well ventilated area.One of my videos shows me pouring, painting one and dipping one after another. Frank

[Andree]

i havent found that clip can you link to it

[Maurizio]

Search for "dipping swim baits" by franksrooty2 (youtube)

Edited November 18, 2012 by Maurizio

[Frank]

http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/20897-dipping-swim-baits/ This videos is in the tutorial section. It is the same one. Frank

[mark poulson]

Frank,

You make it look so easy, you're amazing.

[Andree]

ok but that is MF Platic and LC paint not Spikeit as i asked about in the topic. im about to order a drum here so i really want it to work out well with the paint.

[Frank]

It is all PVC based products and LCs paint comes from Spike it. So it is all the same. Spike it used to supply a few companys with product to resell so there is some overlap in some products. Frank

[Andree]

ok i understand. by the way, ive loocked at your films manny times and they have really inspired me . it made me start dipping the head of my swimbaits , sometimes i even dipp the whole 7,5 " swimbait, that gives it a really nice finish, cant wait to get the Spikeit colour paint and dip. only thing is that Spike it shipps by boat, But im gonna make that order then book me a flight to Thailand for five weeks and bring my 5piece Daiwa travellingrod and just hit the jungle thanks everybody for al the info..