been a while i know, but this is a 4" swimbaitbait i built over a month ago and just got around to painting/finishing yesterday.

pretty simple design and paintjob but i like it. i'm excited to try it out.

i made the joints really close together and epoxy got in there and i had a helluva time clearing that out with the dremel, so inside the joints is pretty nasty looking haha  ;D

anyway here it is:

nice job D.  I bet that will catchem

I really like it.  And I like the paint job, reminds me of your single jointed one in the swimbait compilation thread.  

thanks guys

the paintjobs are similar, the 2 piece had white undercoat, metallic silver sides, and gloss black back, but this one just has a white undercoat and then i sprayed wrought iron black over the back so it faded down. simple paintjob but i like the way it looks

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Have you tried painting and clear coating before the bait is put together.   It will save you the trouble of having to clean out the joints.

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Have you tried painting and clear coating before the bait is put together. It will save you the trouble of having to clean out the joints.

no marty i haven't. i think i might try that next time.

how would i temporarily assemble the bait for painting so that the way the colors fade is consistent on each piece (if that makes sense)?

I just paint each segment as I go.   Start at the head of the bait and work back to the tail.  

I do place screw eyes in my pre-drilled holes to keep them clear.  I put the bait back together 1 segment at a time also.   It is time consuming but a cleaner finished for bait for me.   I'm messy with the epoxy.