jwfflipper Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Does anyone know if he is still around? He has Fishermans Lure Coat. It's pretty expensive per gallon but I need to get something that is as good as the product I have been using but the company has closed it's doors. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 KBS Diamond Clear is better and cheaper... Just my opinion. https://www.kbs-coatings.com/DiamondFinish-Clear.html It's on sale now and free shipping using promo code BF18 Deal ends tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Alot of guys who used KBS are switching to the UV stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 The Dick Nite site is still active. You can access a TU discount page if you Google Dick Nite Fishermun’s Lurecoat and click on the link on the TU_lander link. His MCU is named “S81”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM Hevi Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 3 hours ago, MonteSS said: Alot of guys who used KBS are switching to the UV stuff. What do you mean, UV stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1iVn33inyE An epoxy clear coat that cures in a UV light set up. The UV clear coat part begins around the 5:30 mark of Larry Dahlberg's video titled - Using Scale Pattern Transfer Decals and UV Cure Coatings. I haven't use a UV clear coat myself. I am thinking of trying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NM Hevi Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Gotcha, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Custom Crankbait Techniques on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) “UV stuff” is ultraviolet light cured polyester resin that cures in a couple of minutes with UV light from a source like an inexpensive light designed to cure gel fingernail polish, a black light, etc. TUers have used two primary brands. Solarez resin which is designed to coat surf boards and Alumi-UV which is designed for lure coating. Solarez is inexpensive but many report problems with a white wax blush that forms on it while curing. It has a medium gloss. Alumi-UV is a high gloss doming resin (whatever that is) that doesn’t have the white blush problem but which is much more expensive. It’s a very tough and quick finish. Edited November 25, 2018 by BobP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBee Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 On 11/24/2018 at 12:23 PM, 21xdc said: KBS Diamond Clear is better and cheaper... Just my opinion. https://www.kbs-coatings.com/DiamondFinish-Clear.html It's on sale now and free shipping using promo code BF18 Deal ends tomorrow. I like Dick Nites better than KBS. I just finished a quart of KBS, it's good, don't get me wrong, but DN is better. DN gets harder and has a slicker feel once hardened, and seems to go on a little thinner than KBS. I also like the fact that DN penetrates into the paint and forms a monolithic( in the sense that it becomes unified with the paint) finish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 I haven’t used KBS either and so far have been OK with Dick Nite. It is apparently harder to store than KBS but yields a good durable “factory-like” finish and like JayBee says, it seems to penetrate acrylic paint to form a monolithic finish. I quickly flood coat it on lures with a brush and hang them to dry. It is sensitive to begin curing in the container if you contaminate it with moisture by dipping lures in it, which some report is not a problem with KBS, so I use the tap-the-can method of storing and dispensing the small amounts I coat lures with. Either MCU has a good reputation. KBS is more widely available since you can order it from several online automotive parts sites like JEGS, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
