robalo01 Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 I usually coat my molds with silicone oil with a paint brush, so from time to time a hair comes out into the plastic. At first it was anoying, but then a idea came. I took out some clippers and cut a few clups of hair out of the brush (1/8 " long) and mixed them with some smoke w/ small black flake plastic. This made a great dorsal for some flukes I've been working on. It seemed to hold up to the heat pretty well. I remember Bass Assasin adds "hair" to some of its colors. Any ideas of other home-grown things to add to soft plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Check out my 'Rocket Grubs' in the gallery. I used cyrstalflash as a tail for small grubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlizard Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Never used hair before, but I did notice someting today. We tried to use high temp paint on some plaster molds just to see what would happen. Well the paint didnt hold up and distorted really bad. However it left the bait with a great textured look. I dont know if it is possible to maintain, but maybe if we coated it with devcon we could be onto something. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 John, I have used auto high temp engine spray paint on plaster molds before. I found you have to apply about 4-5 thin coats about 24 hrs apart and then let it sit for a week or so. The paint will hold up, but you cant do multiple pours as the paint will lift...probably because the plaster will not hold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Try using the point of a large barbed hook to pull yarn, or silicone skirt material through a finished bait.....you can make fuzzy worms, or grubs with a half dozen wiggley legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
