Trout Tramp Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Hey guy's I've only recently started mucking around making/painting lures I painted up some plastic blanks using auto acrylic paints and clear coat and while they are hanging you cant smell anything but as soon as you place them into a container with a lid the next time you open the container you nearly fall over backwards from the fumes/odour Can anyone help ? what do I do to eliminate the odour Cheers Trout tramp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 There is nothing that you can do to eliminate the odor of the paint or clear. Skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 You can't eliminate it once it's on the crankbait - only time can do that and only to some extent. If you want to eliminate odor, you have to use water based paint and epoxy as an undercoat/topcoat. I've also think MCU gives less odor than auto products. I also don't like to open a box of crankbaits and be knocked over by the stink. Do the fish mind? Don't know, but I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout Tramp Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thanks for that as I say I'm only new to painting lures Hopefully the more I use them the more the smell will scrub out of them Cheers Trout tramp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thanks for that as I say I'm only new to painting lures Hopefully the more I use them the more the smell will scrub out of them Cheers Trout tramp If you're worried the smell will keep the fish away, spray them with attractant to kill the odor before you fish them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout Tramp Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 I did think of that . I was just surprised that you could have forty lures hanging up and not smell a thing but as soon as you put one or two in a tackle box/tray over night the next day they would knock you over from the fumes As I say I'm only new to painting lures and at the moment I have auto acrylic colours/clear but I will look at the others that have been suggested eg water based/epoxy etc And I do thank those for there suggestions as they are appreciated I have a lot to learn that's for sure Cheers Trout tramp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt M Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 I had that problem with some baits that a friend gave me as a gift. I don't know what he used for clear but I let them sit on a windowsill in the sun for 2 days and the clear finished "off gasing" and didn't smell anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillGrabber Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Urethane paints usually do smell until fully dry. Make sure you ventilate your work area and DO wear a proper respirator. Urethane paints and clears are potentially dangerous as they contain methyl isocyanate, which, according the the EPA, methyl isocyanate is extremely toxic to humans from acute (short-term) exposure. In Bhopal, India, accidental acute inhalation exposure to methyl isocyanate resulted in the deaths of about 3,800 people and adverse health effects in greater than 170,000 survivors. Pulmonary edema was the probable cause of death in most cases, with many deaths resulting from secondary respiratory infections. Survivors continue to exhibit damage to the lungs and eyes. Reproductive effects and increased number of stillbirths and spontaneous abortions were noted in the survivors of the Bhopal, India accident. EPA has classified methyl isocyanate as a Group D, not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity. Just saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
