Bigone Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 What kind of plastic should I use for pouring 6 inch trout swimbaits? It will have a pretty cool type of boot tail that should move at a pretty slow speed. Do I just use regular plastisol? Any idea on the type of plastic huddleston uses?...I want to try and achieve that consistency. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I would start at Lurecraft medium and work up from there with hardener. I'm not familiar with the saltwater plastic, or I'd recommend that and work down with softener, which would be easier, given the hardener is hard to work with (or so I've read, never experienced firsthand) The tail action would need the plastic to be relatively soft so it's nice and pliable, unless you have it notched kind of like the Javallon, at least I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigone Posted September 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 The plastic dries clear correct? I would need to add white if i want a bait to paint over I'm assuming. Also can I pour hot plastic in to an RTV mold? Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Yes, it turns clear when heated, and stays that way. What are you planning on painting the bait with? The paints from Lurecraft don't need a basecoat, they adhere to the bait, and are opaque. I'm sure there are different types of RTV, make sure it's Hi-Temp, and you should be OK. The molds that you can buy from Lurecraft are silicone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigone Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Thanks for your ongoing help dampeoples! When I said add white, I meant to the hot plastic to have a white bait to paint over. It would make the plastic white and take care of the belly, then do my painting over that. I'll definitely be airbrushing. I wanted to use a silver coat for the upper two thirds of the trout as the base and then spray the back green. Lurecraft has a good green pumpkin color but I can't find silver...maybe clear paint mixed with fine silver flake would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dampeoples Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Didn't think of it that way, sorry Yeah, not many colors to choose from, and to get silver that's about as close as you're gonna get. Mixing some white and (very little) black to get grey is about all that most 'silver' paint is anyway, at least all that i've seen. I've been meaning to try it, but Pearl powders should work in the paint, heck, the worm colorants should work in the clear base to color the paint. I've been meaning to try that too, but you know how that goes The worst thing that can happen if you try it on a sample is that it won't work. If you do the flakes, keep in mind that your airbrush will need to be able to pass them, so something along the lines of an external mix, or a really large nozzle might be the trick there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
