jcromerangler Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Who out there sands before each additional coat of KBS. Is sanding necessary between coats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitaker201 Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I have not been sanding in between coats. I have been waiting about 2 hours in between the first and second coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Fisher Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, whitaker201 said: I have not been sanding in between coats. I have been waiting about 2 hours in between the first and second coats. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I never sand between coats..Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBee Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Not to high jack the thread but, can you find KBS at any of the home improvement stores or do you order it online? I'm a Dick Nites guy but am interested in maybe trying KBS out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 KBS is an automotive product... Home improvement stores wont sell car finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBee Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 24 minutes ago, 21xdc said: KBS is an automotive product... Home improvement stores wont sell car finish. Thanks for the reply, I've done some reading of old threads but those mostly involved application and storage of KBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Fisher Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 I have purchased mine thru LPO, Lure Parts Online. I was able to buy Xylene for thinning at my local Lowes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 How does KBS hold up to plastic worms and other plastics. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitaker201 Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 I used the dealer finder on the KBS diamond coatings website to see who was the local dealers. I did have to call a few to find out how had it in stock, but I picked up my small can at a local NAPA autoparts store. I have not tested it for an interaction with plastic worms yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 It doesn’t react with plastics in my experience. I left some test baits in my car console last summer with various skirts and worms next to it and nothing happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 3 hours ago, Ichthus said: It doesn’t react with plastics in my experience. I left some test baits in my car console last summer with various skirts and worms next to it and nothing happened. I hope you're right! I just coated my first two 2.5 squarebills with KBS Diamond Clear. I keep my cranks on one side of my front deck, and my soft plastics on the other, because I've used some top coats that react with soft plastics, so it's become a habit with me. I'm going to keep that habit, because Rustoleum X2 Gloss Clear is such an easy, and cheap, top coat to use, especially on jointed baits. Plus it really makes paint schemes pop! But it doesn't play nice with soft plastics. So far, my one KBS dip coat has held up fine. I fished one of the cranks hard the past two weeks. I haven't noticed any hook rash, or haziness from bumping into tules, and going through grass. I haven't encountered rocks yet, but the levee walls are rock lined, and that is a great high tide bait, on the inside weed line, so that time is fast approaching. I haven't had one of the KBS coated baits in contact with soft plastics...yet! I'm sure it's bound to happen eventually, and I'll report back on how it reacts with soft plastics at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBee Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) https://www.kbs-coatings.com/DiamondFinish-Clear.html Is this the version you guys are using? Looks like they offer a variety of different products. Edited March 20, 2018 by JayBee Added more to the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBee Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 9 hours ago, whitaker201 said: I used the dealer finder on the KBS diamond coatings website to see who was the local dealers. I did have to call a few to find out how had it in stock, but I picked up my small can at a local NAPA autoparts store. I have not tested it for an interaction with plastic worms yet. Thanks, I shoukd have thought to check out the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitaker201 Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 You are welcome JB. I just placed an order from LPO and they have KBS Diamond clear too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I got mine off Amazon which was the best price I could find at the time with free shipping. I usually dip my baits 2-3 times and they're good to go. A couple of them have a little bit of hook rash but it's no quicker than any of the commercial baits out there so I've been more than happy with its performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Bassinfool said: I got mine off Amazon which was the best price I could find at the time with free shipping. I usually dip my baits 2-3 times and they're good to go. A couple of them have a little bit of hook rash but it's no quicker than any of the commercial baits out there so I've been more than happy with its performance. Try putting some clear nail polish over the hook rash areas. That stuff is tough. After I've painted a bait, and top coated it with Rustoleum X2 Gloss Clear, I put a coat of nail polish over the path of the trebles, and don't get hook rash. But I don't paint trolling lures, so I don't know how it would hold up to trolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Just one more question. How do your bills or lips hold up if dipped with the lure. I can't wait for the ice to go out here so I can try out some lures. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 hours ago, ravenlures said: Just one more question. How do your bills or lips hold up if dipped with the lure. I can't wait for the ice to go out here so I can try out some lures. Wayne So far, so good. I anticipate grinding some rip rap rock this weekend, so we'll see how it holds up, but it has weathered both tules and grass so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 KBS and MCU in general sticks well to plastic or circuit board lips but will peel off of polycarbonate lips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 I sent some baits that were triple coated with the spray stuff to my friend who was pike fishing in Canada. Past baits I’d sent to him came back with little or no paint. KBS ones seemed to have more paint in tact. PS Mark, if you’re going to the delta, I’m jealous. I’m on Oklahoma for school right now..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Ichthus If going after Pike I would go with E-Tex epoxy, that would be best, more so if wood baits. Wayne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 I’ve had a friend already go after pike with the kbs just to test the coat. I’m from California so I don’t have to worry about pike. The kbs held up a lot better than we expected. I put on 3 coats of the spray stuff because I was in a hurry and it held up nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
