3D Eyes - To Coat or not to Coat?

[Unagi]

Greetings,

I've just purchased the new Do-It ultra minnow head spinnerbait mold and it facilitaes the use of the 3D self adhesive eyes. I am pretty certain that I read that you can clear coat over them with powder paint and prior to baking, the results were pretty good. However after I cooked them, they became opaque and neither the iris colour nor the pupil colour were visible. I baked at 300F for about 20 minutes.

Your recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Unagi

[siebler_custom_baits]

paint the heads then cure then add eyes then clear-coat with exopy or one of the otherr coat that are liquid.

[Unagi]

Thanks CJ,

I assume you're referring to either Devcon (5min or 30min) or Flex Coat, do you have a personal preference? Should the spinnerbait placed on a rotating dryer while the epoxy cures?

Thanking you in advance,

Unagi

[siebler_custom_baits]

from what im hearing hang the spinner on a line that is running horizontal. hang it so the hook and where the blades go are hanging down so any run-off epoxy doesnt gather at the nose but instaed trowd the collar.

[Glaucus]

I wouldn't bake/cure 3D eyes. I powder paint my spinnerbaits, bake/cure them, stick on the eyes, and then epoxy coat them. I use envirotex lite, Home Hardware carries it (or can order it). After epoxing I hang the spinnerbaits on wire coat hangers from the dry cleaners, the paper label keeps the baits separated. Excess epoxy on the baits drips down the hooks and onto the floor , put some old newspaper underneath to catch the drips.