mark poulson Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Solarez is thick and quick. It works as both a sealer and a top coat. You can just hang your lure in the sun to cure, or buy a UV nail light box and have them cured and ready to paint or fish in three minutes. http://www.solarez.com/productsnew/gloss.html http://www.amazon.com/Salon-Edge-Acrylic-Shellac-CURING/dp/B009062W9W/ref=sr_1_9?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1392386710&sr=1-9 Dip it, hang it until it stops dripping, remove any excess on the bottom with a paper towel, and cure. If you wind up with hardened dips on the bottom of the lure because it continued to drip in the nail box you can sand or file them off after the lure is cured. You can also do spot repairs, like if you decide to drill another ballast or rattle hole, or remove some ballast, after the lure has been dipped. Put a little on the repair, with the repair facing up, let it spread out (you can blend it in with your finger acetone cleanup) and then take it into the sun or hold it in the nail light box to cure. Thank you again Bass100! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 a-mac. over resin/pvc lures lacquer white prime is excellent. it bites to the bait. dry times are good 1 hr. you can then use any paint base over top. we use lacquer primer on all plastics/wood/foam bases.. I do this 8 hrs every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Woodie, Exactly what product are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hey Ben! What is white lacquer and where do you get it. I have never heard of this. Thanks Royce It's just white lacquer paint Royce. Don't know for sure as I haven't had a need for it, but your local big box hardware stores should have it. If you've ever refinished some of the older wood baits, like Poe's, then you have seen the white lacquer. It's fairly thick and adheres well to wood so it was used as both a sealer and base coat. Another thing the lacquer did was it would hide small defects in the wood because it was so thick. With dipping in lacquer you were sealing, priming, base coating and filling in defects all in one process. Dipping in lacquer is much faster than anything we currently use so why aren't more people dipping in lacquer? You'll have to ask somebody smarter than me. Woodie still uses it so I'm sure he's much more knowledgeable about it than I. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thank's Ben! I have redone some of my old poe's and I always wondered what that was that they used. Like they say you are never to old to learn and boy some days I really feel old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thank's Ben! I have redone some of my old poe's and I always wondered what that was that they used. Like they say you are never to old to learn and boy some days I really feel old Your never too old to learn, but getting older sure doesn't help the memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 many paint facyories produce lacquer primer. if not there try automotive bodyshop supply. lacquer primer comes in quarts to 5 gallon pails. normal cost is approx. 12.00 a quart. its also available in black/red primer brown. you need air ventilation but it cures in cold temps also. .. you can thin for spray or dip from the can. simple effective and forgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I think the reason lacquer paint isn't used nowadays may be because of the reformulation of paints to remove the solvents that were affecting the ozone layer in the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) mark your correct. here in Canada there were changes mid 2013. formulas were changed for voc standards. lacquers are still very available in north America though.. the automotive industry in.. manufacturing went water base over a decade ago... one joy with laquers are you can use any topcoat over the lacquers. durabilitys not an issue as long as you use a good clearcoat over it... it is affected to blush in humid conditions though. Edited February 15, 2014 by woodieb8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Woodie, Living in SoCal, I forget that we have more stringent AQMD standards than the rest of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Mac Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) I decided on two different options to try out (that I could do without buying anything special). A) Elmers glue or the gorilla glue that dries clear and just put it on the dorsal areas where the foil is wrinkled B ) Clear Shipping tape I didn't have any of option A), so I tried option B ). I cut out strips to cover only the top. I then sprayed a couple coats of clear gloss (so I could paint over the foil). So far, it looks much better than having done nothing. I will be clearing with Eagle Supreme tomorrow after the lures dry out. I do still want to try the gorilla glue. Before: http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/20140216_204749_zpsbf48174a.jpg After:http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/20140216_223904_zps3652e394.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/20140216_223913_zps1fc14f33.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/20140216_224033_zpsa22ca1e3.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj100/amcalexa/20140216_224020_zpsbb3b3079.jpg Edited February 17, 2014 by A-Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Very nice work. I love your pegboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 A-mac, nice looking lure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Mac Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 ok, scratch the tape idea. Even with the topcoats, the Eagle Supreme put a couple waves in the lure. So I don't recommend that method. Eh well, good thing these were just for me! Next time, I may just dip the foiled lure in the E supreme before painting and use it as a way to smooth out some of the wrinkles. I figure at least this way I should have to worry about my clear reacting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
