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Old 05-26-2015, 12:06 PM   #1
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1. M&d's has small mixing cups (shot glass sized)
2. decide how much you plan to use. Sharpie the line in place. If using say 15, mark the 7.5 line and the 15. It helps because the units of measure go clear as epoxy is added. Just like 3rd grade science measure at the meniscus. remember the sides will be higher, but you look dead nuts center of the curve.
3. Add resin. Clean off bottle top and store resin.
4. Add hardener. Clean off bottom top and store resin. (I put them away immediately after use this way I cant add the same one twice )
5. look at a clock and mix for approx 3-5 minutes. Walk away, see the bubbles hit them in the cup with a lighter. bubbles pop. Apply finish.

Yes, you can re-coat a lure. Best bet is to lightly scuff the lure, that's going to create a real nice chance for some mechanical adhesion. Dont bother with sally hensens. Think of the area involved in a fly's head, now think of the surface area on a lure. Yep, lure is more. Just recoat the lure with your properly mixed and measure epoxy.

Also do not think you are smarter than the average bear and weigh out your resin and hardener, as they are to be measured by volume and not weight.

The resin and the hardener do not weight the same. measure and mix in 1 cup. by mixing in 2 diff. cups you are creating an off balance mixture. If you measure part a in a cup, and part b in its own cup. now you dump them each into cup c. Are you 100% cure you got every measure of a &B?

now we take resin A add until 7.5 at meniscus, now add resin b until 15 at meniscus. Pretty damn sure theyre both in there pretty accurate. Mix, let settle, kill bubbles and apply.

Run a thin bead of crazy glue at the base application brush so you never have to worry about bristles falling into your finish.

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Old 05-26-2015, 01:20 PM   #2
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Great break down victor, I use the same principles on 1-5.

I went to HFT and picked up the small bottles, easier to handle, squeeze bottle, and cap. http://www.harborfreight.com/pack-of...aps-66170.html

Re-coat, use a grey Scotchbrite, your just taking the shine away, no deep gouges.

I like the medicine syringe idea Skippy!!!

I stopped using a flame to knock down the bubbles and started using a heat gun. With that said before you start applying the resin use the heat gun to evacuate all of the dust out of your spinner.
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