mark poulson Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 On 12/11/2016 at 1:19 PM, jrhopkins said: aluminum tape polished with Mothers aluminum polish John, were you able to paint and/or top coat over the Mother's polish? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhopkins Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 aluminum tape polished with Mothers aluminum polish I use paint brushes and rattle cans for my baits. probably would make no difference with an airbrush setup. haven't had any issues with epoxy clearcoat either. the polished aluminum does make the bait shine more although the 'mirror' chrome effect is lost somewhat due to the clearcoat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 Your baits look amazing..... Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, jrhopkins said: aluminum tape polished with Mothers aluminum polish I use paint brushes and rattle cans for my baits. probably would make no difference with an airbrush setup. haven't had any issues with epoxy clearcoat either. the polished aluminum does make the bait shine more although the 'mirror' chrome effect is lost somewhat due to the clearcoat. Thanks. I've stayed away from polish, even though I have some. I'll have to give it a try. Those are amazing looking baits, once again! Edited December 14, 2016 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) LOL, I 've been waiting for Mr. Hopkins to reply and....oh did you. Excellent work!! I really like them. Nathan made a comment about your abilities and he was absolutely correct. I enjoy looking at your work. Dale Edited December 14, 2016 by DaleSW Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 OK, getting my drool bib on very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePaintsBaits Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 JR , That's Outstanding Work , Those Are Sweet Baits. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 How do you guys paint so realistically?! I'm seeing swimbaits especially that look like a taxidermy fish with hinges and hooks.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhopkins Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 On 12/24/2016 at 9:47 PM, jonister said: How do you guys paint so realistically?! I'm seeing swimbaits especially that look like a taxidermy fish with hinges and hooks.. practice, practice, practice! first attempt at a largemouth followed by the latest bait made last fall. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 ok you work is AWESOME GUYS! let me get back to my crayons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 years back we had sample lure bodies,wood sent for vacuum plating. was awesome. till the guy in Michigan burned us for 5 dozen bodies.,we sealed/primered and the vacuum plated did a beautifull job. they painted excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 just wondering if anyone tried a copper base coat before chrome..i sanded down a old chrome bomber and the base coat was copper not black.....we also chrome parts in the shop and had to have a few stripped ..base coat copper. just wondering if the copper has any thing to do with a better chrome finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 @woodieb8 We were talking about enamels with Ben. You made a comment about metal color paints, which caught my attention. You stated that it painted up awesome. My question is, is there a color in enamel that can give this look? Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 I think the copper is used as an undercoater in metalic plating to give the chrome a really smooth surface to plate over. Chrome shows every defect, and copper is soft enough to be buffed really smooth. I don't think the same would apply with painting. Every chrome paint I've ever tried or read about said use a black prime coat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 dale I'm confused on your question. I do know with automotive paints theres far more choices. mettalics, pearls, candy paints. .the above are far finer in pigments,can be thinned more and achieve finer details as overlay of scaling,stecniling etc. automotive paints are normally more costly then standard enamels,pearls even more money.,but we feel we can achieve better artwork on the products we spray. dry times are faster also.you need an air system to remove the nasty chemicals.when we do production runs on spoons/blades we use mostly automotive paints and clearcoats. we can achieve excellent coverage without weighting down the product,that can kill bait action..hope this rambling helps someone out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 You answered my question just fine. My question was from not knowing exactly about the paints, which made it confusing. No I'm going to leave the auto paints a lone for the reason of the chemicals being released. Even tho I have a friend building me a paint booth out of sheet metal and I can get some filters. Just not worth to me. Thanks Woodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 7 hours ago, fishon-son said: just wondering if anyone tried a copper base coat before chrome..i sanded down a old chrome bomber and the base coat was copper not black.....we also chrome parts in the shop and had to have a few stripped ..base coat copper. just wondering if the copper has any thing to do with a better chrome finish The copper is not about giving any color to a chrome finish and it's not there to give the chrome a smooth finish. It is there because chrome can't be applied directly to a plastic surface. It won't stick. Chrome will stick to copper however so they first apply the copper to the lure. and then apply the chrome over the copper. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 On 12/8/2016 at 3:45 AM, stretcher66 said: This is the best I have seen yet outside of sending your lures to the chrome shop.... https://youtu.be/Mfr3_jupLVo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) Good one stretcher66. Have you tried it ? Have you clear coated it? Edited January 1, 2017 by fshng2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 The copper coating is the to conduct electrical current which is part of the electroplating process. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 @jrhopkins I guess i better get to painting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 12/14/2016 at 10:59 AM, mark poulson said: John, were you able to paint and/or top coat over the Mother's polish? wow thats nuts....im sure you could wash the bait off then paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.t Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Spectra chrome is by far the most amazing thing i have ever seen.I dont know about the price or the amount you would have to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 At first I saw a ad that showed Spectra had a rattle can paint. I was wrong evidently. It seems to be a auto spray paint. This would not be confident for most. However while looking I found a Krylon rattle can chrome. Kinda pricey, but if it works you may not think so. The name is Dupli-Color. Wally World has it for $17. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 All rattle can chrome paints are junk. First of all, it is just aluminum paint and is not even close to chrome. Secondly, as stated before, after clear coat it just turns gray. Don't waste time or money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
