Custom Lure Painters?

[Quillback]

I'm pretty sure Tim Hughes, as part of standard practice, removes the old paint. I imagine most of the custom painters remove the old paint, I would not want one that is painted over the old paint.

[Champ188]

Bench grinder with a wire brush wheel will take that chrome right off. Just have to be careful not to get carried away and grind down into the plastic.

[Hughesy]

I'm sure I speak for Dwain, Roy, me or who ever you pick. Let the painter remove the paint. Sometimes we have to spend more time fixing pocket knife scrapes, sanding marks or other damage caused by the client trying to remove the paint for us. We remove the paint by soda blasting which causes no harm to the plastic. I'm sure Dwain and Roy (who are both great painters) have their own methods of paint removal. Just remove all of the hardware (hooks and split rings) and send the to the painter of your choice. Chrome is no problem at all to remove.

[Champ188]

Thanks for that good info, Tim. Now we know for sure.

[GNSfishing]

Bench grinder with a wire brush wheel will take that chrome right off. Just have to be careful not to get carried away and grind down into the plastic.

The best way to remove the old paint is using a soda blaster. That is a lot easier on the lure and does not harm the body of the lure..

[ness]

I spent a little time on the baitwerks site. Dang, them are some pretty paint jobs!

[duckydoty]

Thanks for all the input guys. Its great to get the info straight from the horse's mouth too. Thanks for chiming in Hughesy!

[Sore Thumbs]

I'm sure those bass don't care about how pretty they are. I would think the quality of paint would be the most important thing. They all look better than original. Just want that paint to last as long as possible.

[dwiebenga]

I used Dale Sellars in Wisconsin. Did some great work on some warts I use in the fall

[Fish24/7]

interested in unique,custom painted , and handmade lures?

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