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sudanraghu2210
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Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 3:06am |
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Hi
Sharing my babies crank baits finished y’day. Had a tough time while doing top coat with envirotex lite. The issues were fisheye, uneven coat, lumps and tried sorting out one by one like handling of baits , ensuring clean environment , temperature and finally modifying my lure dryer itself. But appreciate advice including using alternative to envirotex lite. Regards, Raghubir |
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p.j.
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Thy looks great Raghubir
you have come a long way Knaek & Break Per
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P.J. LURES
SO SMOKING HOT EVEN CUSTOM DOGS LIKE THEM |
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MadDogLures
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Wow Raghubir, You have done a fantastic job on those Crank baits. 👍
Those lures you gave me, I gave them to Martin(horrorhead) to try on the Barra up his way and they worked great.👍 Send me a email if you like about your clear coat. Well done again Raghubir. Cheers Dave |
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sudanraghu2210
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Dave you made my Day, I feel top of the world.
I was upset in office today morning for some official issues. Thank you so much buddy for sharing the feedback. With regards, Raghubir |
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sudanraghu2210
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Hi Per!! Thanks for your motivational words, which keeps me moving forward in this hobby. Still a long way to go, LL has got fantastic senior's who are always available for motivating all the new beginners into this creative field and also give their positive advice. Once again, thanks Per for your feedback. Pardon me for my delay in reply as i was in office & could reply only to Dave. With Regards, Raghubir |
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Nicho
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They look great!
with lures that have large flat sides and thin bodies, often the envirotex will give an uneven finish, due to the surface area on the sides of the lures and the weight of the envirotex gathering in the middle, pulling away from the edges usually. Try giving your lures thinner coats, so apply less envirotex, and do an extra coat or two, rather than doing heavy coats. the fish eye is contamination of some sort, you can remove the bubbles/fisheyes as they appear by blowing on them till they disappear. Those lures would do well on our Australian Bass. cheers Nicho
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MadDogLures
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PM sent Raghubir
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horrorhead
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Looking very very good Raghubir- nice.
That lure worked great, and very good action and it cast like a rocket.
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Martin-
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Great looking lures
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sudanraghu2210
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Hi Nicho Thanks for sharing your tips of using envirotex, seems you have good hands on experience. Are you using the same epoxy for top coats on your lures, pl. do share some more inputs for using it. Thanks again for sharing useful information of using ET , will definitely try out your inputs. Regards, Raghubir |
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sudanraghu2210
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Good morning,Martin You caught a prize fish on my lure, that makes me charged up to spend more time in sort up my issues with ET. Thanks for sharing your feedback on my lure, the moment Dave shared on my post about your catch was amazing. You can understand the feeling one gets on success of his lures. Additionally, landing a prize fish also depends on the skills of the user. Thank you again With Regards, Raghubir |
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sudanraghu2210
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Hi, Graham Good morning, Thanks for the feedback on my lures, its keeps moving my passion of lure making. Thanks, Regards Raghubir |
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It was a pleasure to use your lure Raghubir.
Thank you Dave for letting me use it.
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Martin-
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Nicho
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Hi Raghubir no worries mate, it does come down to trial and error which is the best way to learn anything. If you have any issues using Envirotex im happy to answer any questions that may arise, doesnt mean i know it all, i learn something new everytime i use it. yes i do use it as topcoat. keep up the good work, if Martin can catch a fish on your lures they must be very bloody good lures now to wait for martin to bite like those fish |
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Rivoli
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Great looking lure Raghubir, im in the early stages too and was having tons of trouble with etex (and still do). My theory is starting to be that there are 100 1 percenters in lure making that make up an overall 100% lure. Still a long way off that. The main one for me in clear coating is that extended curing times for the paint works wonders, I paint mine then hang them in a cupboard for 10 days or so prior to clear coat. I've also found any little uneveness in the paint causes a fisheye so my prep is getting better all the time and now am at 600 grit wet and dry sand level prior to painting to get best possible surface. I apply multiple light coats of paint rather than one heavy one also to keep as even as possible. then wipe over with a lint free cloth prior to clearing to ensure no dust etc. I'm getting there but keep telling myself the action is most important thing anyway.
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sudanraghu2210
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Hi, Andrew
Thanks for ur feedback and sharing ur process. Very true at all the stages, sufficient time to be given for drying and curing which depends on colors , epoxy and processes being used. That's the reason why all seniors advice for experienting and observing and recording. This time I could signed my lures which was never before even with permanent water bsed ink pen. After paint I gave good time for the paint to dry about a week and then signed my lure. Again I waited for about 4 days before applying epoxy and the results are here |
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Its takes years of hard work, commitment and passion to give a life to a piece of raw timber !!
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Nicho
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when signing with the pen, i use a hairdryer for about 30 seconds to dry the ink,
the topcoat can then be applied straight away, without the pen ink running. i find that works for me.
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Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH!
YA DONT KNOW...IF YA DONT GO...SO GET OUT THERE AND... FISH IT |
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Nicho
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Rivoli 100% action is the most important thing, an unpainted or roughly painted lure will still catch fish if it swims well and is placed in the right spot at the right time. Its only natural, as humans, that we to want to improve as we learn, and eventually the rough looking/ ugly duckling lure that catches a lot of fish, eventually becomes increasingly more attractive as we improve. I still use basic kids water based paints, i hand brush all my lures from undercoat through to clearcoat, some people may not like them, but i make them to please myself, not others. Its all the hrs of mistakes where we learn the most, why, how, WTF! stupid lures If you are using etex as your top coat, im not sure that its the unevenness of your paint that causes the fish eye, etex is self levelling so it will fill the hole or uneven surface and find its level after a coat or two, depending on how youve applied it. The fish eye is almost always contamination of some kind, although if the mixture is too thick/ too far cured when its being applied , it may result in a fisheye/or an uneven looking finish, simply because its too dry/too cured, to easily spread itself evenly over the surface to find an even level,..if that makes any sense. Many people say they must have a rottiserie to use etex, this is far from true, the end result is exactly the same, its just a bit more time consuming without one, i actually prefer to hang my lures for the first one or two coats, and use the rotisserie only for the last coat..but im a bit weird. like you mentioned you put extra time into sanding, like everything in life, preparation is the key, spend the time, and the end result will improve. the most important time though is making sure that the lure swims, before you go to all the trouble of making it pretty. Theres a lot of very pretty lures out there that dont swim well, and theres a lot of ugly ones that catch a lot of fish. main thing is, enjoy the process to please yourself...not others. Jas |
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Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH!
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horrorhead
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No reply Nicho.... Raghubir makes a good lure. Too bad I didn’t get to use it on the coral trout that infest our coastline up here
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Martin-
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Rivoli
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So I did a quick experiment based on previous observations. On a pre primed lure sanded with 600 grit I get a perfect glass like coat, done yesterday. I know After I paint, I can’t get perfect even though I don’t touch it or anything. I rinse the airbrush between colours with windex clear. The contamination must be coming from that? Sorry to hijack post Raghubir.
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sudanraghu2210
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Good Morning!! Nicho Thats what i like the most in this Forum, u have a issue someone will jump immediately to assist you. May be i can send ONE for you to try to catch up with Martin Regards, Raghubir |
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Its takes years of hard work, commitment and passion to give a life to a piece of raw timber !!
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sudanraghu2210
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Nicho, thanks for sharing some useful tips. Regards, Raghubir |
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Its takes years of hard work, commitment and passion to give a life to a piece of raw timber !!
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