fish pirate Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Brothers, I'm in possession of a new coating for lures from Alumilite. It is a 3 to 4 hour epoxy topcoat that we will start testing tomorrow. Mike and his guys are trying to make life easier for us all! Results will be coming soon!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingerBaits Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Please hurry!!!! Ha ha!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Brothers, I'm in possession of a new coating for lures from Alumilite. It is a 3 to 4 hour epoxy topcoat that we will start testing tomorrow. Mike and his guys are trying to make life easier for us all! Results will be coming soon!!! are the results in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedyarb Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 More like 3 months... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 If the cost is in a area of a buck a lure to coat then it might sell. If it holds up and not to brittle then I am ready to buy. Epoxy coatings keep going up and I can't afford a five gallons or more. It would be nice to get something that is consistent and easy to purchase. But the 3 to 4 hours sounds good. I will be watching for your information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHammer Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 When supply prices go up, so do my lure prices...its that simple...so I use the BEST components and materials available and not worry about costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 When supply prices go up, so do my lure prices...its that simple...so I use the BEST components and materials available and not worry about costs. I can understand that.. Musky can dang sure tear baits up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Have you guys tried Solarez UV cured resin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish pirate Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Mark, I have tested the Solarez uv for a while now. I invested a lot of money changing my whole operation over to uv. You don't want to use the acrylic modified polyester. Cracks on impact too easily. The dual cure gloss polyester resin is the toughest of the two. Gary is now blending me a resin that is super tough. It is $179 a gallon. I use it for a base and on some lures as a top coat. The rest of the time I use alumilite uv as a top coat. I have a lot of info on our tests. Gary at Solarez and Mike at Alumilite have been involved every step of the way. The lure epoxy that I am testing from alumilite doesn't seem to be any different than 30 min epoxy. I'm still in testing with it. Send me a number and it will be faster to chat about it than to wait on my awful typing skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish pirate Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Also I have discovered a way to get alumiuv to adhere to itself without fish eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish pirate Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 For you guys looking for what is probably the best epoxy its KlearKote. Costs about $60 for 2 gallons. That's the one all of us mass producers use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sswilson1964 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Please tired of the devcon blues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
