FireballOutdoorProducts Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 What do you think is a good epoxy to help the powder paint stay on the head longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 My first choice and I use it to this day is Devcon 2 Ton (D2T) (30 minute). Once this hardens it is very durable. The only problem with D2T is that it has an amber hue to it and your whites colors don't come out pure white. But for me , the fish and most people it doesn't matter. If you want pure white colors, my second choice would be Envirotex Lite (E-tex). This is a very clear epoxy, however it is not as hard as D2T, but it does an excellent job as well. There are other epoxies similar to D2T which some guys will chime in on. But many still like D2T and E-tex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hahn Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 When I power coat, I never have to coat the heads with anything else. Instead, just bake them at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. The paint won't ever come off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Bob Smith 30 minute epoxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 no need to clear coat unless using eyes and then I use alumi-uv. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkin Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Seems like overkill to me unless you are adding eyes later. If adding eyes to a powder painted bait I just put some Sally Hansen hard as nails fingernail polish over them to make them stay. Last thing I will mention is that when I have epoxied over chartreuse powder paint it reacts bad and turns the bait orange. Allen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 16 hours ago, Munkin said: Seems like overkill to me unless you are adding eyes later. If adding eyes to a powder painted bait I just put some Sally Hansen hard as nails fingernail polish over them to make them stay. Last thing I will mention is that when I have epoxied over chartreuse powder paint it reacts bad and turns the bait orange. Allen Allen, Yes I only epoxy if I use eyes. However I have never had D2T or E-tex ever react to any powder paint I've used. Now I have had some clear coat nail polish screw up my powder paint when I put it over eyes. That's why I use epoxy not nail polish to seal my eyes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 I use quite a bit of Sally Hanson's but it can't even come close in durability to Bob Smiths 30 minute epoxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierdaddy Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 11:58 AM, cadman said: Allen, Yes I only epoxy if I use eyes. However I have never had D2T or E-tex ever react to any powder paint I've used. Now I have had some clear coat nail polish screw up my powder paint when I put it over eyes. That's why I use epoxy not nail polish to seal my eyes in. I don't know what you are doing different but every time I have tried to epoxy over powder paints there is a color change... particularily the chartruese and the Orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalliebiggs Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 For those who use D2T, are there any problems with drips/runs while it dries? If so, how do you avoid this? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Wetline Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 8:15 PM, Munkin said: Seems like overkill to me unless you are adding eyes later. If adding eyes to a powder painted bait I just put some Sally Hansen hard as nails fingernail polish over them to make them stay. Allen Yup. This works fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
