walleye warrior Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 looking for help. I am dipping worms into lure works VPI paint to change the color of the tails. Customers love them but I do not like how the puddling spot on the bottom of the tail dries. any thoughts on how to fix this problem? Sso far i have tried touching them on paper towel to remove excess before hanging them to dry and dabbing a Q-tip on them while they are hanging. neither method eliminates the puddling. Ultimately spraying the tails will be the way I want to do this, But am still searching for the best method to spray productively ( holding the worm so I can spray just the tail, no overspray) Currently I am doing hundreds at a time, But there is demand and need to do thousands at a time. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpress Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 try to use a little thinner, when you remove it the excess removes easier before hanging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I used Dip N Glo dye and never had a problem with dripping. That stuff is instant dry! http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Spike_It_Dip-N-Glo_Worm_Dye/descpage-SIDGWD.html btw.......stay away from the garlic scent. Nasty stuff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 Spraying them is going to produce a lot of over spray and be a bit difficult to achieve the look you are going for. What you really need if that mold recut as a slide bar mold and eliminate the paint all together. Or better yet find a production shop with a wyandotte worm mold and buy them by the thousands in the colours you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLuvin175 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Spraying may work but it will render a different look versus a dip. The additional amount of work you'll have to do to spray all sides of a worm tail probably isnt going to yield you any benefit. You might be better off just thinning the paint so that your not putting on such a thick coat. I would recommend the solvent system the manufacturer suggests. A generic thinner may be to slow in drying to help with this issue, then again it may not. You have to test it if you plan on using your own solvent. You might consider slinging off the excess as well. If applying a thinner coat helps it may become necessary to use the addition of a white base coat to make colors look bright especially over dark colors. A paint will give more eye appealing result compared to using a transparent dye like Dip-N-Glo. Painting the tails gives you the ultimate flexibility to have almost any color combination on demand with not near as much work as actually shooting a tail shot. The ultimate question is do your customers complain about the "puddle" and if not should you worry that much about it? If you have thousands to do (sounds like a good problem) you dont need to make more work for yourself. Just a thought. Use it as a positive trait. Hand poured. Hand painted. A work of art and no two are alike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landry Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 I use their pre-thinned SBCoat or thin VPI 50/50 with their thinner and airbrush it. It looks nice but sometimes putting a bright color like orange on a dark base is dicey with thinner paint. So if I were u I would not change what u r doing. They look great and it is easy for u to do. Thinner may get rid of pooling but they u will have a new problem - effective surface coverage. And vpi is the best product for what u r doing imo. Nice baits!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
