can someone explane this to me?
 

why does SILVER basecoat allways highlight the lead?

this plug has been sealed, lead hole filled with resin, primed, and sanded smooth.

why does the lead allways show up??????

you can see from the burried belly gromet just how thick the primer and paint is, so why is the heck is lead hole still showing thru?

is lead magnitic to the particals in the paint?

confused in arlington :confused:

I have heard that silver is the worst color to match for auto body shops.

Freak ought to know about body shops...thats his stock and trade....when he is not painting plugs!:laughs:

same happens with pearl white sometimes.

I bet if you bury the lead under a plug of wood dowel it may cover better. Lead expands and contracts at different rates than wood. Maybe that is what's going on :huh:

yes. silver is just about the worst as far as matching color goes, besides ice blue, but what gives between the silver and the lead?

I pondered and wondered about that for a while too. Then I realized that the fish really didn't care, so I too stopped caring :)

Jigman

thinking logically
 

it might have to do with a temperature differential there as apposed to the surrounding area because of the density of the lead... perhaps a flat wooden round plug to cover the lead filled hole glued in place and sanded....would remedy the situation....

just my thoughts .......

Silver is a problem to match if, you use PPG,
But not a problem if you use Sikkens;)

Re: thinking logically
 

I thinks that's pretty much what I said :huh:

in my expeirence as a woodworker that will happen no matter what you do.as the wood expands and contracts which it will do no matter how you finish or seal your plug the area around the button will crack.

i don't have as much a problem wit it crackin as showin through the paint.I use a oil base prime an I can't see it spray it wit createx an it comes back through.

You know, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference to the Bass. They don't notice it.

I use to be a real pain about making everything perfect on my plugs but a few years ago I noticed that I was catching fish on beatup old plugs that had cracks, dings, lead showing, etc. Now I am not that particular about my finish.

If you are making plugs to sell, thats one thing. If they are for you and to give away, the little imperfections don't matter a hoot.

Re: can someone explane this to me?
 

So your painting over epoxy right? Maybe you could try using wood putty or evercoat (marine finishing putty) see if you get different results

there's no cracks or anything. it just shows back up like nib said.

maybe some kind of micro-electric current thingy going on that makes the metalic paint particles stand on end:confused:

FF u got the cutest little fingers.

i was thinking maybe it's the resin that is the problem...even if it is an electro-magnetic type thing, maybe putty or bondo would give better results.

i'm sure other people here have tried this, have you had the same results using different fillers?

this one you just gave me is silver and it looks just about perfect to me :confused:

that one was black to begin with, so the weight didn't show up.

that is strange, you would think that the primer would be the same as having a different color under the silver.