token12 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Howdy y'all! It's been a while since I have posted anything so here goes. I recently got a blasting cabinet in my possession (buddy purchased it, not me), and I am wondering which media you all use if you use the blasting method to remove paint from plastic hard baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Not too many of us have the advantage of a blast cabinet. Tim Hughes of Hughes Custom Painted Baits does. You might visit his site and ask him. I think I remember that they use wlanut shells, but am not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 or baking soda, or some type of soda media... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token12 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Blasting is all new to my buddy and i. Ive done some research and found some use glass bubbles and or baking soda. I will give a look at Hughes Custom Baits and ask him. Outside of a blast cabinet, do either one of you have a method for paint removal from hard plastic lures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 unless the paint is chipped, i will just hit it with some light sandpaper and paint right over the existing paint. if i do strip it i just soak it in brake fluid, checking it often so that the plastic does not soften up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Unless it's a suspending bait, a light sanding to give the surface some "tooth" before painting is all I do too. Personally, I've never had good results with soaking baits in a solvent. But if I had a blast box, I'd probably use it all the time because a major reason you repaint is that the old finish is torn up and blasting removes all the old finish that otherwise has to be removed anyway, while preserving any detail in the plastic blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 A few months ago the people here tried all types of chemicals and techniques to remove paints. Nothing totally worked, different outcomes happened. I guess that it was the paint type, plastic used to make the baits, etc. As BobP stated it's not the way, unless you find something we hadn't tried. I use backing soda for things like this to get into small areas. Sanding with very light grit (240-400+) is my preferred method then complete with the blasting. I don't do this very often at all, but this does work for me. The blaster I use is for other things in the shop mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 We use medium grit baking soda. It works great on plastic lures. It does not remove the details in the lure as long as you don't blast it for too long. I would not recommend it on wooden lures as it gets into the wood too much. Also it is no good on epoxy finishes just factory clear coats 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Just the amount that I have done of it. I see what you are saying Hughesy. Plastic is the only thing I have used it on. Some types of paint (manufactures) doesn’t come off as easy either. What clear was on the old baits that I have done must not have been there at all or hardly none. It was you I believe that turned me on to using it in a post you made. I’ve never damage the detail of a lure yet. I only use pressures that gets the paint off, no more. Next time I may just try the whole lure out “of mine”, not someone else’s. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token12 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thanks for the info guys. Now ill pass this on to my buddy. Hughesy thanks for the enlightment on what grit you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
