ddl Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 i know that's not an easy one,doe's anyone know how to paint a lure g finish like?? that thing is so nice under the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Please post a picture or a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Below are some pics. It is used by Cordell, Heddon, Rebel and some of the other Pradco / Lurenet.com brands. On older lures from the 60s-80s, the packages had a silver reflective dot on them with a big G and ‘guanine finish’ written on it. Lurenet still sells some lures with that finish. The finish is tough to see in the pics. It gives off sort of an iridescent glowing reflection when in light. It is supposed to mimmick the flash given off by fish scales. It's a cool effect. I have had a lot of luck on the G-finish spooks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 we tried. the issue with all g-finish from pradco was it flaked off .we re-painted hundreds . just need a blow from compressor all the g finish was gone.. never did quite get the original results to copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddl Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) we see a lil bit of the g paint on the rebel cranks.btw i was sure it was just on the cotton cordell,my best one was the gold and the silver g finish ripplin redfin.when it was sunny it was killer for pike ,i have never seen a cool paint like it.i would be surprise to see someone with a paint like it but who know Edited March 14, 2018 by ddl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 2 hours ago, woodieb8 said: we tried. the issue with all g-finish from pradco was it flaked off .we re-painted hundreds . just need a blow from compressor all the g finish was gone.. never did quite get the original results to copy. Woodie, Did you try clearcoating over the g-finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 The closest I have come to the G-finish was by using Folk Art hologram glitter . The glitter is very fine and suspended in a white liquid glue. I paint the bait, let it dry thouroughly, brush the glitter on the bait, let dry, then clear coat. The glue is supposed to dry clear. It dries with a slight cloudiness. It works well on white, pearl or similar colored baits where the milky cloudiness doesn’t show up. On a white bait, the hologram glitter shows well through a D2T clear coat. I think the G-finish on the lures from the 80s and earlier was better looking and more durable. I have some old baits that still look good. The G-finish on the newer baits is hit or miss. The newer G-finish tends to chip and flake off much easier than the old ones. I think the Heddon Original Spook in G-finish shad is the best looking example of G-finish that is sold today. Unfortunately, pictures do not do the finish justice. I ran into a person who worked for Heddon and later Ebsco-Pradco. He said, that even before some the Pradco brands (Heddon, Arbogast, Cordell, Rebel. Smithwick) were under the same corporate umbrella, the companies would let other companies copy their paint schemes if the other company did the same for them. The first G-Finish bait I saw was a Heddon Tadpolly I bought in the 70s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddl Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 the problem seems to came from the primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 G-finish is done over chrome. The closest I have come to duplicating it was to start with a chrome blank and spray duplicolor effex paint over the chrome. Check out this video of the effex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddl Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 kind of strange out of the thousands guys that work or have work for rapala and pradco we still dont know the clearcoat used by rapala and the g finish paint.i guess they hide the brands of the bottles they are using . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 That Duplicolor looks great. I had thought G-finish came out in the 70s. It was apparently introduced by Heddon in the mid-80s on the Zara spook, torpedo, and tadpolly. Later, it was used on other baits and brands. The guy I know couldn't recall anything about the paint or clear coat used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 10 hours ago, mark poulson said: Woodie, Did you try clearcoating over the g-finish? hi we used the g finish baits here on lake erie on walleyes. when the g finish blew off we re painted . there primer never adhered to the blank. .we just re-painted them. other then the riplin redfin style ,as I said re-paint. that was back in the 1988-91 period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I have never seen one. But I will keep an eye out. Anything painted over chrome seems to have a tendency to peel. Chrome is pretty slick - no tooth. Can you describe the finish? Does it have multi colored metalic flakes, or is it more of a holographic thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddl Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 it's more holo .look at that link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Chuck, when you look at it and twist it around with your hand, it has a holo look to it, but it also kinda had a 3D effect that made it look very deep. They did peel very badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 So a color shifting, metallic and holographic effect over the paint? or under the paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 https://www.paintwithpearl.com/shop/chameleon-paint/blue-green-chameleon-paint-pearls-4759bg/ I found this link to pearl powders that can be mixed in a clear coat or transparent base. Perhaps the green to blue color shifting one is wrong. They also have "ghost pearls" that have a holographic type of color shift. $25 woth of pigment does 1 qt of clear coat. Not sure about the sipping terms. But it might be worth a try. Keep me posted if you try it. Sounds like a cool effect. And if you do it right - it should stick better than the origional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Its not color shifting, Its more holographic then anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 8 hours ago, Hughesy said: Its not color shifting, Its more holographic then anything. What do you mean by holographic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I 1 hour ago, mark poulson said: What do you mean by holographic? It has that rainbow effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 7 hours ago, Hughesy said: I It has that rainbow effect. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Exactly. It is caused the same way also - by refraction. And by way of correction - that should have been "shipping terms". I highly recommend you do not sip any clear coat. Edited March 17, 2018 by Chuck Young correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 I always thought g-finish was just retroreflective paint.? And wasn’t Rapala’s finish propionate? Clemmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddl Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 about rapala finish that's the rumour that i don't believe at all.if it would be that,almost everybody would using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblades Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Don't a lot of the Megabass baits us a "guanine finish"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
