cm10lber Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I have scanned the posts and if I this has already been answered then I missed it and I apologize but are 2 coats a requirement for coating when finished with the painting? Ive been applying 1 coat of Devcon 2T as of now. If 2 coats is whats best I can always add another coat. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Things like the size of the lure and what game fish your after play a role in determining this. Epoxy can add a lot of weight to a small lure and this extra weight dampens the action. For bass lures one coat is plenty in my opinion. That is unless it's something close to the size of a 0.5 crank. A 0.5 sized crank will still work, but it will sit much lower in the water and take away some of the action as well. For baits this size I use DN S 81 moisture cure. hope this helps, Ben 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Things like the size of the lure and what game fish your after play a role in determining this. Epoxy can add a lot of weight to a small lure and this extra weight dampens the action. For bass lures one coat is plenty in my opinion. That is unless it's something close to the size of a 0.5 crank. A 0.5 sized crank will still work, but it will sit much lower in the water and take away some of the action as well. For baits this size I use DN S 81 moisture cure. hope this helps, Ben Thanks so much for the quick reply.. that is why I was hesitant on more than one coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I think one coat is plenty if you're topcoating a bass bait with D2T. If you're using a different brand of epoxy like Envirotex Lite, you'd probably want several coats but Devcon or other "glue designed" epoxies are thicker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thanks so much for the quick reply.. that is why I was hesitant on more than one coat No problem. Glad to help. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Another reason for a second coat is if you are clumsy and drop the lure on the floor while the first is drying 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Another reason for a second coat is if you are clumsy and drop the lure on the floor while the first is drying HA! being extremely new at this.. a month into it.... Ive done that a few times already.. Finished a few and coated them, brought them up to show the wife.. and BAM! on the carpet they went... oh ya.. and the first couple times I put epoxy on I forgot to take the tape off the lips... that was fun too when I realized it the next day.. ugh.. the excitement to see the finished product!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 CM10lber - made me smile. These are priceless lessons that we cannot teach you, they have to be learned the hard way. We ALL served our apprenticeship DAve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 HA! being extremely new at this.. a month into it.... Ive done that a few times already.. Finished a few and coated them, brought them up to show the wife.. and BAM! on the carpet they went... oh ya.. and the first couple times I put epoxy on I forgot to take the tape off the lips... that was fun too when I realized it the next day.. ugh.. the excitement to see the finished product!! Been there..........done that..........got the t-shirt Ben 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm10lber Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Oh ya.. and I forgot about the eye dilemma..theres been a few times Ive forgot to add the eyes before clearcoating..... something just didnt look quite right the next day... BAHAHAHAHA... cant be too proud of a blind baitfish or crawfish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 The first bait that I painted, I did not include eyes as I thought it a minor detail - I was so very wrong. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I can say for sure with toothy critters like pike one coat of Etex is not enough I was very disappointed to have great chunks of topcoat and paint come off my new baits, one coat of D2T is OK. though it seem to be much easier to get wonkey thickness especially if you are like me and push pot times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
