Hillbilly voodoo Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 So after have a power outage and have a batch of lures wrecked using Etex/turner I decided to try a new top coat wanted to try a UV but one of the joys of being in western Canada is lack of availability, brutal shipping and duty if ordering from the US make things too expensive. So that failed to be an option found a local supplier for KBS so giving that a try anyone who uses this for pike lures how many coats do you use? what is the time frame between coats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 I have some experience with KBS and have done quite a bit of testing with it. Now i've never caught a Pike and probably wont anytime soon living in Florida. But we do have alligator gar and i have caught one of those. Made the switch from epoxy to KBS to avoid the fish eye issues i couldn't seem to solve. So far, my KBS baits have been far more durable than my epoxy baits. I have tried spraying it and dipping with dipping being the easiest method by far. Tried it on about a dozen baits just as it is out of the can with decent results. I did have some issues with bubbles forming on some of my more detail carved baits so i thinned the entire jar 15% with Xylene and now they dip nearly perfect. You have to keep an eye on the drips for the first 30 minutes or so before it really starts to cure. I usually re-dip after 2 to 3 hours max. If i wait any longer, then i try and put about 48 hours before i dip again to let the previous layer cure completely. It comes with pretty good instructions on re-coating. I know most of the videos i have watched people say not to let the lure touch the sides of the jar when dipping. But i dip like a mad man and bang it around in the jar quite a bit to shake off any bubbles that don't want to come out of the cracks in the scales or gills on their own. I know folks will say that is just introducing more bubbles into the liquid in the jar but i have yet to see any negatives from doing it. Maybe it is because i thin the whole quart. I feel crazy doing it and have been tempted to make a video of it just to make people cringe but it works. For me at least. Oh and i usually do between 3 and 4 coats depending on how thick they are laying down. I like my clear nice and glass-like. Hope this helps you out a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted April 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 @TootsMalone thanks that is definitely helpful information I have never caught gar but I bet they would be comparable to the damage pike do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice780 Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 I had a problem one time wth the last coat pulling off after some time. If I remember I let the first coat dry completely before re coating. It’s been a while so I may have that backwards. Anyone else experienced this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 multiple coats should be applied within 1-2hrs to become one together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 41 minutes ago, 21xdc said: multiple coats should be applied within 1-2hrs to become one together. Good to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 When I dip KBS I blow out the hook hangers with a airbrush, if they fill I blow them till they stop filling drip drying is the way I do it. Wayne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Whatever tips you guys have I am listening will be trying the first lures with kbs tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitaker201 Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 I use 3 coats dipping it. I do use an airbrush to blow out the build up on the bottom eye and put a hanger in the eye for it to drip off of. I wait about 2 hours between coats. In the winter it takes much longer for it to cure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, whitaker201 said: I use 3 coats dipping it. I do use an airbrush to blow out the build up on the bottom eye and put a hanger in the eye for it to drip off of. I wait about 2 hours between coats. In the winter it takes much longer for it to cure. What species do you target? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitaker201 Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Sorry, forgot to mention I use it for bass lures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
