jonister Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 I've recently made a chugger/needlefish style lathe lure as well as a few casting eggs. I know lots of guys on the east coast use thinned spar urethane and boiled linseed oil to seal deep into the through holes on these style baits, but as these are just one offs I'm not really looking to go buy a bunch of linseed oil or urethane as it would just expire after this project. My question is, how should I go about sealing in this case? I was thinking I could just use epoxy. The problem is these holes drilled all the way though might be hard to get at. Thoughts? Maybe a long piece of wire or tubing the diameter of the hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 If you just need the holes to be waterproof a swab coated with epoxy will work. If the holes will contain hardware that needs to be fixed in place, I’d fill the holes with epoxy paste like Rod Bond which is both waterproof and very durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted February 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 The problem is they are through holes. Over 5" through on one lure. I need a way to make sure the epoxy gets all the way through. Maybe thin it or heat it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 You can thin glue type epoxies like Devcon with a few drops of denatured alcohol. I don’t think thinner decoupage epoxies like Etex would need it. Just push a swab soaked in the epoxy through the hole from both ends several times and you should have good coverage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted February 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 I might have to go get some extra long cotton swabs from the drug store. I think thats what I'll have to try. I'l report back when I get them sealed one way or anther. Thanks Bob! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 I ended up running a coffee straw through the holes. That seemed to work good and they all soaked up lots of resin. Might do it twice for good measure. If I make a habit out of these I'll have to bite the bullet and get some urethane and just dip them. That would make it simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
