finlander Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Anyone use tape or foil? How to blend the edge? I am using ET to hold down the tape in place, so it might be raising the tape/foil of the body of the lure. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladesandbaits Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Finlander, is it on a blade or a spoon or something else? Doh! LoL sorry dude I had just finished some blades with prism foil.Did not read well enough- sorry The link Husky posted is really good.There are many good techniques out there. I witnessed it being done at Thundershad (awesome bait co.) not long ago.They foil the bait and leave a small strip top and botton then dip the bait in a clear sealer and rotate till dry.Then shade the back and belly to hide the vacant foiled area.The dip process levels everything out but the foil is very thin(not tape) I do no that sealing the foil before painting gives a better look to the paint.B&B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 finlander, I usually apply the foil in halves to each side of the bait leaving about a 1/4" gap on top of the back and also on the belly . Burnish the foil edges real good with a spoon to flatten out . I then take a small paint brush and paint the gap between the foil halves with a thin coat 2 ton Devcon epoxy just lapping over the foil edges . This fills in the gap so there is no foil edges and also anchors down the the foil so it cant lift up. Hope this helps -Jigmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 This may be more than you asked for, but it works the same as if you're applyung foil, alone. http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/kb.php?mode=article&k=43&sid=12357fb34362b953d92751e4049c8543 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlander Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Does anyone paint between the layers of ET? Put the prism/foil on the body, apply a thin coat of ET, then paint the back and belly of the lure, then the 2nd or last coat of ET. I saw a bait on BikiniBait's website that looked like he used a prism tape on the center of the body. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Does anyone paint between the layers of ET? Put the prism/foil on the body, apply a thin coat of ET, then paint the back and belly of the lure, then the 2nd or last coat of ET. I saw a bait on BikiniBait's website that looked like he used a prism tape on the center of the body. Thanks. That's what I do with the foil. It's a huge advantage as you can always remove the paint if you need to make a change. JMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
