dandeluxe Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 HI TO ALL , THIS SITE IS AWESOME!! WOW!! YOU GUYS HERE ARE MAKEING BEAUTIFUL LURES! BEUTIFUL!!! I'm a newbie here and just bought 20 new balsa bodies and a bunch of spinner bait bodies for makeing lures. i have a million questions but i'll try and get to the point .. i'm into the bagleys d-b- 3 look and also the bandits hardbaits .. i have made a few already and i have a lot to learn .. my first ? is do i need to buy wood conditioner b 4 i start the painting process ? i was told to look 4 minwax at home depot or lowes. 2nd- BOUGHT A AIBRUSH but have found it to be a lot of maint. such as cleaning between each color . and a real pain in the butt to keep changeing colors a lot. is it ok to use different color paints like useing krylon yellows and oranges and greens etc. in a regular spray paint can? 3rd- i went to a hobby shop and bought some 15 minute epoxy so i can put a good protector on after the final paints? can i brush it on and make it look good? 4th- i want to paint some balsa bodies a bone color but how do i get that color from white? do i mix a little brown or black in it? 5th- any pro tips are greatly appreciated ..i will post some pic.s of the ones i have done already and you wii get a good laugh at these .. they look like a little kids art project .. but will probably catch hawgs ..lol i can't wait to complete my first set of bagleys balsa's GOD BLESS !!! DANNY C. ST. LOUIS MO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesehead Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Welcome aboard Danny Most if not all your questions have been answered a hundred times over. The best tip I can give you is to use the search feature and read most of the posts under the hard baits section. Then if you have any questions go ahead and post them there. Enjoy your reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Hi Danny, The cheese is correct, but i'll touch on a few of your questions... #1 Look for a sanding sealer instead of conditioner, unless your staining your baits. I typically will only prime my bass baits, if your fishing for toothy critters, sealing is preferred. #2 Spray cans are fine, many guys do great work with rattle cans, hang on to the airbrush, when your skill& patience increases, you'll be glad you have it. #3 Epoxy is a great topcoat, searching here will turn up tons of tips on topcoats, epoxy usually requires a drying wheel, but theres other methods explained here. #4 either, or both....sparingly. #5 Hang onto your first baits, they will be priceless to you as time goes on. enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandeluxe Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Thanks!!! so much,, I have learned more in the last 1/2 hr. then i have in the last month.. WOW!! i can't wait to get started .. wish i could paint inside my home though lol. I paint my lures at work when i get free time and my boss aint lookin lol..i need to go to lowes and get some minwax sanding sealer. I have found this site so valuble already .. i hope to be able to post some of my lures real soon .. once i figure out how to post pic.s hopeing my jpg's are not too big . THANKS SO MUCH !!! to all you fellow lure builders.. GOD BLESS!! DANNY C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
