barry batchelor Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 What type of airbrush do you guys use to sign your baits. That is an awsome touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishPork Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I use a sharpie or some type of permanent marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I'm pretty sure most guys use a sharpie or a decal, if not, I want lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I use a Sharpie too and haven't seen any baits that I thought were actually signed with an airbrush. With a Sharpie, you can't have any solvent in your clearcoat or the signature will run. I've read that some guys use a very fine caligraphy pen and acrylic paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry batchelor Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 thanks for clearing that up for me guys. I thought maybe I was missing something when it came to airbrushes. Wouldn't it be great if you could have that much control with a airbrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creepycrawlerz Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 try using a technical pen rapidograph koh-i-noor, work's awesome, the ink in it is waterproof and will not run when clear coated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdoctor Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 A previous post noted that the "only way to go" was an archival ink marker; I'm guessing without any precautions prior to clear coating. I recently tried a very fine bic with and with out precautions and seemingly no problems in either case. Precaution used, was flexcoat color preserver. Long term issues; I think not but don't really know. sdr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Bob was speaking of a clear with a solvent, such as Dick Nite Lurecoat, I don't claim to know the makeup of Devcon or Flexcoat, but it seems that Devcon, at least, doesn't smear a sharpie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KandyBass Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 I use an ultra-fine point sharpie. The only place I can find those are at Michael's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdoctor Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 The bic pens, "mark it," are about 85 cents at wallymart for 2 and listed as ultra fine. Seem to be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
