VanderLaan Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Interested in making my own trolling spoons for salmon and trout on the Great Lakes. Been doing some research and believe that my options are either powdercoating them or using an AB with acrylic paint and then sealing them. Therein lies my questions. What type of sealer would I use for the painted spoons? Etex? GST? If I go the powdercoat route, would I be able to get the same level of detail with a PC AB? Does anyone have any experience with the powder water from Columbia? What kind of coverage/usage can one expect with it? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 The best results I've had is using Dick Nite moisture cured urethane S81 to topcoat spoons painted with acrylic latex airbrush paint. It is used by Dick Nite to topcoat the spoons his business sells. Use this link for a TU discount: http://www.dicknite.com/TU_Lander.htm If you go with Dick Nite, seriously suggest you read up on using and storing the product. Easy to use but hard to store. Excellent results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defish Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 TJ's Tackle http://www.tjstackle.com/ has some videos demoing how to powder paint salmon spoons with powder. A lot of stuff also on youtube to see if powder will do what you want. Not sure if anyone has posted about GST on spoons that have been painted with acrylic, but I think someone was going to or did use it on spinner blades. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reelentless Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I actually got to meet the owner of Tj'sTackle at the Detroit Fishing Expo yesterday. He showed how to dip jigs and paint spinner blades with an airbrush using only an aquarium air pump & heat gun.. The finish is baked on in a toaster oven and is quite glossy after. No top coat needed. Very impressive results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I powder paint my jigging spoons. I don't use any top coat on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanderLaan Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks for the replies. I have seen the tutorials onTJ's and Youtube. They are the basis for my questions. Do you get the detail with PC? My thought would be no. For simple stuff like spots, blocks of color and the like, PC seems like the way to go. (TJ's watermelon spoon video). Not sure that you would get the same detail as you would with an AB - stuff like scale patterns or zig-zag stripes comes to mind. Guess I will have to take the plunge and experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I have tried almost every kind of top coat on spoons and they will all chip quickly. That being said I cast mine so a 1 to 1.5 ounce spoon hitting rocks on the bottom just doesn't hold up. Now I powder coat all of mine. If you are strictly using them for trolling you should not have a problem with any of the top coats. Dick Nite was made for spoons but if you are letting them flutter to the bottom it won't hold up, or at least it hasn't on the bigger spoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
