william cohen Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 I would like to paint my own spinner blades. I understand nickle can be painted but preperation before painting is labor intensive. Is this true? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 You can usually buy raw steel blades. They would require less prep work than nickel plated blades. That's what I would do if I wanted to paint my own. Plus raw steel blades are usually cheaper to buy then plated blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 I've painter a few. Took steel wool and roughed the nickel up so the paint would stay on. For one or two blades it worked but wouldn't suggest it for large quantities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william cohen Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 thank both you for your information, I'm just an amature who likes to think side out of the box. Seeing that it's more complicated than I expected ,I'll pass on this project. regards Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Ive painted some economy nickel blades with createx. No prepwork. Clearcoat with polyurethane or kbs after. They work good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william cohen Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 I have painted some nickel blades as basskat suggested- rough up with steel wool or scotch brite, wipe clean, paint, and clear with Rustoleum 2x Clear. Both the paint and clear were rattlecan. When using the Rustoleum 2x, I do a couple of light coats to keep it thin and avoid drips at the blade tips. That paint and clear have lasted fairly long so far. You can also use finger nail polish and Sally Hansen Hard as Nails as a clear. Some of the glitter nail polishes look good on a nickel blade. When I paint blades, I usually do batches of 5-10. It really isn't much effort. The only pain is drying time for the paint and clear which really isn't that bad. In most lure making endeavors, there is going to be wait time. I usually only paint blades for custom patterns or a color I can't purchase. If you are looking to make a custom paint job on a blade an easy method is to use the cheap painted LPO blades. These blades are the 'H' series and are cheaper than both the premium and regal series. These blades are painted a matte base coat without a clear. Basically, the prep work including base coat have been done for you. You can use tape or stencils to come up with most anything. Just wipe any dust off and you're ready to paint. I have used the white blades a lot as they make a good base coat for just about anything like rainbow trout blades, red white stripe blades, and slate blue blades. I use the chartreuse blades to make firetiger blades, chartreuse red diamond blades, and mustard colored blades. I have added yellow dots to the orange blades and black blades for pike. https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Painted-Willow-Blades?quantity=1&custcol_blade_spoon_size=52 https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Painted-Colorado-Blades https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Colorado-Deep-Cup-Blades https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Painted-Indiana-Blades 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william cohen Posted September 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 thanks to all how took the time to reply! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
