Clear coat for hard plastics
 

Does anyone know of a clear coating that I could apply to hard plastics in order to preserve the paint? I have some lures I really like, but the paint coating chips off way too easily (probably why it was discontinued). I was hoping i might find a clear coating I could apply to protect them and give them a little longer life. I've found some possibilities, but I want to make sure that what I use doesn't have an odor that would put the fish off.

Thx

I don't know about E-tex or Mirror Coat but you could use a 5 min -60 min 2 part epoxy.

Check the package as some will say for plastics.

Once they dry odor should not be a problem.

E-tex and mirror coat need to be spun after being applied.....so if you don't have the means to spin the plug, the 30 min epoxy may be the way to go. No strong odor either. Just rotate the plug every 5 mins or so until it hardens. Not sure how long it will last though. The epoxy does tend to get brittle after awhile and it may chip/flake off.

devcon 2 ton expoxy

Rod Wrap is the best I've ever used, period.

Anything that goes into the water for me gets a coat of this stuff and all my plugs love it, no problems with compatability whatsoever!

thanks for all the suggestions. I'll probably try a few of them and see which works best.

Teaser...do you know where to find "rod wrap"? is that just a generic term, or a brand? I haven't been able to find it online yet.

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Rod wrap is mainly used for wrapping the guides and such on fishing poles, I buy mine from a guy on ebay and he gives me and friends a great deal. I can send you his name if you want or you should be able to get it at Wally world or a store similar to them or try one of the sponsors here.

Thin thin coat of e-tex with a sponge brush does not need to be spun.
I do it all the time on bomber repaints.