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Offline Blkstovall

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need help!!
« on: 06/12/17 19:47 UTC »
So I'm new to the whole pouring my own soft plastic baits and for some reason I can't get them as "shiny" as store bought baits or like baits I see made on here, I've been working on getting my colors right and its coming along good except for getting that sleek shine like I see in other baits... thanks in advance
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Offline Lines

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #1 on: 06/12/17 20:01 UTC »
Are you using Essential Series molds or CNC molds?
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Offline Blkstovall

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #2 on: 06/12/17 20:09 UTC »
I'm using the essential series beaver bug mold
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Re: need help!!
« Reply #3 on: 06/12/17 20:39 UTC »
Essential Series molds are made with cast aluminum and therefore produce a matte finish on the baits. I have read of several forum members using high gloss, high temperature automotive paint to spray the inside of the molds. This will help create a bait with more shine. CNC molds are made with a smooth finish, due to machining, inside the molds.
Search the past posts for painted molds. You should find several.
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Offline Blkstovall

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #4 on: 06/12/17 20:45 UTC »
I'm going to see what post I can find, thanks for the tip
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Offline andrewlamberson

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #5 on: 06/12/17 21:08 UTC »
Fish the Essential  series Beaver before you do spray trick.

A lot of us prefer the finish on the Essential series...and I guarantee you the fish don't care!

If you really want a shiny bait, watch the YouTube video by "That Guy Skimpy" on how you do it.

https://youtu.be/f3IZmISLEjY

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Offline Mike J

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #6 on: 06/12/17 21:24 UTC »
In my opinion it's not really necessary to paint the ES baits.  I agree with Andrew. Fish the bait. In the water you really can't see a difference. And as he said the fish sure don't care if the finish is smooth or not.
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Offline cc1

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #7 on: 06/12/17 21:42 UTC »
If you want them to shine with out having to paint the mold pass a quick flame over them.  They shine like crazy after that.  It will also help weld if you are doing two color baits as well.
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Offline olsarge

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #8 on: 06/12/17 22:37 UTC »
I spray painted a few of mine.  It does work well, but I later decided I actually preferred the matte finish on some of them and went back and cleaned them back to the way they were.
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Re: need help!!
« Reply #9 on: 06/13/17 06:36 UTC »
If you still want to know about painting the molds, type "glossy baits" in the search box.
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Re: need help!!
« Reply #10 on: 06/13/17 07:16 UTC »
Quote from: Mike J on 06/12/17 21:24 UTC
In my opinion it's not really necessary to paint the ES baits.  I agree with Andrew. Fish the bait. In the water you really can't see a difference. And as he said the fish sure don't care if the finish is smooth or not.

You'll also lose a lot of the small detail by painting the molds, not that it matters to the fish much either. Like so much tackle today, the shine is for the buyer, not the fish.
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Offline Blkstovall

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #11 on: 06/13/17 08:09 UTC »
Thanks guys, I think I'm going to try to paint them to see how it looks, and if I want to go back a little paint remover won't hurt
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Offline baseballer_62801

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Re: need help!!
« Reply #12 on: 06/25/17 08:05 UTC »
spray wd 40 in the mold and they come out shinny no need to paint the molds
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« Reply #13 on: 06/25/17 09:25 UTC »
Over time the WD40 is going to build up inside the cavities and plastics will start sticking in the mold.
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Offline Blkstovall

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« Reply #14 on: 06/25/17 11:23 UTC »
Yeah I tried to paint the molds with high heat spray paint and after a couple pours the paint started melting on my baits so I had to remove the paint
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