I bought a large lot of original Storm Wiggle Warts,trouble is alot of them could use a good repaint.I need some suggestions on sanding and paint preparations and also exactly what kind of paint would be best to use on these.

Someone here has to know something about this process.Tell me somethin'....

Thanks.

Is there a friendly moderator here that can move this thread to the correct board?my mistake......

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Yeah, this is a little off topic.  Good post though.  I'm interested in this as well

I would try this web site http://www.jannsnetcraft.com.

I would also invest in a airbrush with a compressor you can find on that web site or at any hobby store. I would go to the hobby store so you can ask questions. Then maybe a few pin strip brushes from any auto part store snice there thin so you can give then details  

I'm always re-painting lures.  Unfortunately I don't do a very professional job.  I just take out a paint pen and scribble away.  I like to rub them alot with my fingers to get the paint to blend with the original paint.  Sometimes if I really like the way something looks I'll spray some clear laquer on it. But usually I just play with my colored paint sticks.  I acutally over do it, but some of my concoctions are very productive.  The most recent example of this is a yo-zuri crystal minnow that was silver with a blue back.  Pretty standard color but I never caught anything with it so I painted the side gold with a gold leafing pen (wal-mart) used a red sharpie to paint around the gills, a black sharpie for the back, and an orange "deco-color" (Michaels) pen for the belly.  It was the "go to" lure about a week ago.  I caught 8 bass that evening and 5 of them were on this lure.  I call it my "halloween classic"

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Gotcha John,just hit ya back.

GREAT POST!! I TRY TO REPAINT SOME OF MY OLD BAITS AS WELL AS THE ONES I CARVE MYSELF AND THEY LOOK LIKE A FIVE YEAR OLD PAINTED THEM.

IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING TO PUT SO MUCH TIME INTO CARVING AND SANDING A CRANKBAIT AND HAVING THE FINAL RESULT LOOK SO ROUGH.

I NEED HELP!!!

Falcon, do not worry to much about the paint when making baits, just make sure its made true and straight so that it runs properly and you will have a winner. I have caught a lot of bass while testing with plain balsa or basswood baits, just a clear sealer. The exterme detail and lifelike baits are real pretty in the box but I cannot beleive a bass swims alongside a bait and makes a scale count on a crankbait before striking.

Be glad to help with your baitmaking any way I can, just a pm away.