bobv Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Saw this today and was wondering if anyone had tried this on wood baits. The penetrating part sounds interesting especially for musky/pike baits. Bob http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=1269&campaign=email022613 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I tried Minwax Wood Hardener when I used to build with wood. I dipped my wood blanks, and held them under for several minutes. Then I let the blank drip dry over my painting station drying wrack. It took a long time for all the solvents to come back out, once I'd sealed the wood. I had trouble with bubbles from the trapped solvent when I heat set my paint. I tried heating the sealed blank before I painted it, but I could never get it to stop bubbling. That was the last wood sealer I tried before I went over the dark side...PVC. Hahaha That was five+ years ago. Maybe this new product is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Sorry, never tried it but the description sounds ideal for sealing them (especially balsa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markinorf Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I was thinking the same thing about balsa. Did the cure times seem long?? Im a fan of PVC, and the only wood I use now (balsa) is for topwater. Minwax Wood hardner is a champ for most woods. I use the lowest viscousity super glue I can get for balsa. Pricey and super fast. The J-Town stuff looks like a first class sealer, but cure time seemed very slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobv Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm thinking since it's an epoxy it should harden the wood as well as seal it. That would be a bonus for balsa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I only build balsa baits occasionally, but, when I do, I seal the blank with runny super glue. It makes the bait hard, and is totally waterproof, plus it adds almost no weight to the bait. For me, there's a fine line between having a penetrating sealer that's bullet proof, and adding so much weight to a balsa bait that I lose what makes balsa unique, which is it's amazing buoyancy. Since my balsa baits are smaller, I only use the super glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobv Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Good point Mark. I've been carving some flat side cranks which need quite a bit of ballast so I think this stuff would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
