Predator Bass Baits

[Fish24/7]

dang, I have no other choice but to paint outside on calm warm days, and those days are quickly coming to an end.

so why y'all are painting indoors this winter when it's freezing outside, I'll be making buzzbaits and other stuff until next spring.

I remember there were several pages of good info. about painting lures in the general angling forum section not so long ago.

http://forums.ozarkanglers.com/topic/47885-custom-painting-lures/?page=1

[Flysmallie]

There's always a way to make it work. In college I made a duct system out of cardboard that exhausted the fumes out of my small apartment. I made an adapter (again out of cardboard) to keep the window covered except where the duct attached. Used a fan inside it to push air outside. As long as I painted in front of it I never had any issues. keep your air volume low on your brush and it should be easy to keep from working in a fog.

[fishinwrench]

31 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

There's always a way to make it work. In college I made a duct system out of cardboard that exhausted the fumes out of my small apartment. I made an adapter (again out of cardboard) to keep the window covered except where the duct attached. Used a fan inside it to push air outside. As long as I painted in front of it I never had any issues. keep your air volume low on your brush and it should be easy to keep from working in a fog.

"Painted in front of it" 

I think it's pretty obvious how much "painting" you did in college.

[Flysmallie]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

I think it's pretty obvious how much "painting" you did in college.

Well we all know I wasn't studying. But that would have been way too much work to remove smoke.

[Guest]

I tried to rig up a DIY paint booth with an exhaust fan, flex & a large plastic tub. It needs to be refined, because I didn't get it right. Maybe I can rig up a flapper on the garage door like you have on the dryer vent. 

[Ham]

Tackle Underground has a lifetime of reading on lure making and related topics.

 

[Guest]

TU is my other hangout during the wintertime, aka painting season 

[jolicious]

52 minutes ago, TrophyFishR said:

TU is my other hangout during the wintertime, aka painting season 

me too.

[Guest]

I think it's great there are so many talented & knowledgable lure makers & painters on OAF.  

[Ham]

DIY is kinda an Ozarks tradition