Caleb10 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 I was wondering when you paint a crankbait. Do you use just opaque colors for your base coat or can you use opaque colors over the base coat. Because I’m confused I didn’t know if you just use opaque colors for your base coat and after the base coat you use transparent or something the different types of paint confuse me. I just know opaque for the base coat. I need help I’m just learning how to make hardbaits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nighthawk25 36 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 I always use a white base coat and use a mix of opaque, transparent, florescent, and pear colors. Example: White base coat, then a pearl white to make it pop, then a transparent green over the upper sides of the back, then a black back making sure the green shows on the upper sides, transparent red throat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duckaholic 31 Report post Posted February 21, 2018 I use opaque white on all of my baits as a base coat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comfortably Numb 629 Report post Posted February 23, 2018 And a pearl, iridescent or transparent base coat if you want a ghost bait 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smalljaw67 2,191 Report post Posted February 23, 2018 9 hours ago, Comfortably Numb said: And a pearl, iridescent or transparent base coat if you want a ghost bait Those are super nice!!!!!!!!! I'll bet that pattern is a clear water killer and the shad profile crank fished in cold clear water would absolutely get crushed, super nice work!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comfortably Numb 629 Report post Posted February 23, 2018 Pearl white (no base coat) with a transparent decal I made over it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
INEEDANEWSCREENNAME030718 4 Report post Posted March 7, 2018 I have my own special base that I put on to help the paint adhere better but "it is white" which helps the paint colors show better. My base also aids in the 3D effects I specialize in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobP 360 Report post Posted March 11, 2018 Most use a variety of opaque and transparent (more correctly called translucent) paints. Opaque to cover and hide underlying color such as when color basecoating a plastic bait white or black so later paint will pop better. Translucent when you want the paint to meld together more naturally or when you want a color underneath to show through to build depth to the paint scheme, or you want to add a tint or special effect to a basic opaque color. An example is shooting a shimmering white pearl transparent over an opaque white basecoat to better represent a baitfish belly color. There are really no rules about opaque versus transparent. An opaque covers and hides what’s underneath it faster than transparent but you can shoot transparent in a heavy coating to get the same result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Labonte 1 Report post Posted April 13, 2018 Mixing colors !! Need to reproduce the top coat on a storm Jug a bug , surface top water lure.The color appears to be pale green, but difficult to make.Any suggestion please.Also looking for unpainted Storm Thin Fin lures 2.5 inches.They appear to be available from Dutch Fork website but they returned my money on such an order. Storm has been bought out by Rapala and they don,t reproduce the original storm lures 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yosef 29 Report post Posted May 12, 2018 On 2/23/2018 at 6:35 AM, Comfortably Numb said: And a pearl, iridescent or transparent base coat if you want a ghost bait Those colors would kill in the clear water lakes of New Hampshire ...I wish I could something like that , great job on that paint Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comfortably Numb 629 Report post Posted May 13, 2018 Createx yellow iridescent and lime irid over a white base for the bottom one. My second is createx pearl green. Third is the Createx Pearl green qith a couple drops of black. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comfortably Numb 629 Report post Posted May 13, 2018 and this is a standard yellow and green that came with my brush. I would brown up the green to get your top pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soflabasser 1,950 Report post Posted May 14, 2018 On 4/13/2018 at 4:10 PM, Marcel Labonte said: Mixing colors !! Need to reproduce the top coat on a storm Jug a bug , surface top water lure.The color appears to be pale green, but difficult to make.Any suggestion please.Also looking for unpainted Storm Thin Fin lures 2.5 inches.They appear to be available from Dutch Fork website but they returned my money on such an order. Storm has been bought out by Rapala and they don,t reproduce the original storm lures Well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nighthawk25 36 Report post Posted May 15, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 10:50 PM, Comfortably Numb said: Createx yellow iridescent and lime irid over a white base for the bottom one. My second is createx pearl green. Third is the Createx Pearl green qith a couple drops of black. What clearcoat do you use on the Plopper? or how do you make sure the tail doesn't stick to the body? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comfortably Numb 629 Report post Posted May 15, 2018 I use 30 min epoxy. I wrap a rubber band numerous times around the spline. It separates the two parts and keeps the tail from spinning. I also only did one part at a time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites