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01-31-2010, 09:13 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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There are over 200 plugs in primer hanging in my sunroom above the pellet stove. This is where they hang till they dry. How many I will actually finish this year I have no clue, a mere fraction probably. Intend to do some painting today, first time this year. I am about to get a delivery of vintage plugs so I can get them all documented for future reference. I will make templates, turn maybe 2 per plug to make sure they are exact, and move on to the next one so i can return the plugs to their owner in a timely manner. This is going to take some time so it will eat into my completion ratio but you don't get to touch these classics every day so I need to take advantage of the generosity of this collector. I won't be bringing much to plugfest this year but that was my intention as I want to mingle more this year and finish want I have promised others and myself at a more leisurely pace. This is something I have learned over the last few years, keep it fun with less emphasis on quantity. What gets done is what gets done, no problem mon.  don't worry be happy. |
"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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01-31-2010, 09:47 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
Posts: 1,142
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I'm at the same stage as prof m, but on a much smaller scale. I'm not sure what will be done by plugfest. I'm trying to get all the wood working done before I start to paint so I'm not painting in a cloud of sawdust. And everytime I'm done I keep thinking of a few more I should turn.
I'm up in the air regarding what to do for the topcoat. I used up almost all my sys 3 clearcoat last year and I'm not sure whether to stick with that or try something else.
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01-31-2010, 10:08 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Sawdust would help my paint jobs.
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01-31-2010, 03:54 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Sawdust would help my paint jobs.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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01-31-2010, 11:39 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
There are over 200 plugs in primer hanging in my sunroom above the pellet stove. This is where they hang till they dry. How many I will actually finish this year I have no clue, a mere fraction probably. Intend to do some painting today, first time this year. I am about to get a delivery of vintage plugs so I can get them all documented for future reference. I will make templates, turn maybe 2 per plug to make sure they are exact, and move on to the next one so i can return the plugs to their owner in a timely manner. This is going to take some time so it will eat into my completion ratio but you don't get to touch these classics every day so I need to take advantage of the generosity of this collector. I won't be bringing much to plugfest this year but that was my intention as I want to mingle more this year and finish want I have promised others and myself at a more leisurely pace. This is something I have learned over the last few years, keep it fun with less emphasis on quantity. What gets done is what gets done, no problem mon. don't worry be happy. |
I understand you are "farming out" some of your finish work??  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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01-31-2010, 12:05 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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220 paper, but also wipe them down with MS and let them dry for an hour to get the sanding dust off.
I know people like to spray Zissner, but I've had much better adhesion between the sealer and createx by using brush on Zspar marine undercoat 105. You need to sand and wipe before priming and before finish coat. I start my finish coat with a "second prime" of createx opaque white.
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01-31-2010, 12:55 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
220 paper, but also wipe them down with MS and let them dry for an hour to get the sanding dust off.
I know people like to spray Zissner, but I've had much better adhesion between the sealer and createx by using brush on Zspar marine undercoat 105. You need to sand and wipe before priming and before finish coat. I start my finish coat with a "second prime" of createx opaque white.
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I start off with a base coat of opaque white as well Numbscull! |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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02-01-2010, 10:38 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
I start off with a base coat of opaque white as well Numbscull!
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Let me get this process straight....
1. Dip plugs in whatever sealer you use (helmsman, BLO, epoxy, etc.)
2. Allow ample dry time for sealer... I'm giving it 2 weeks for helmsman spar.
3. Sand down the plug body...
4. Mineral spirit wipe down and let dry for one hour at least.
5. Primer.
6. Paint.
7. Topcoat.
8. Assemble.
9. Give all your stuff away....in this sense its just like making wine...bust your ass for months and weeks, then give it all away....
10. Repeat. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-01-2010, 11:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
Posts: 2,264
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Don't forget step 8A. miss swivel w.through wire, give plug to buddy, who drops fish.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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02-01-2010, 11:24 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFigliuolo
Don't forget step 8A. miss swivel w.through wire, give plug to buddy, who drops fish.
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You been talking to Sauerkraut? Been there , done that. |
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02-01-2010, 12:57 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Let me get this process straight....
1. Dip plugs in whatever sealer you use (helmsman, BLO, epoxy, etc.)
2. Allow ample dry time for sealer... I'm giving it 2 weeks for helmsman spar.
3. Sand down the plug body...
4. Mineral spirit wipe down and let dry for one hour at least.
5. Primer.
6. Paint.
7. Topcoat.
8. Assemble.
9. Give all your stuff away....in this sense its just like making wine...bust your ass for months and weeks, then give it all away....
10. Repeat.
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How's that eel bucket looking ? Now you know why we always want extra credit for catching fish .. |
Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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