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Fishn Technishn · 03-22-2005, 10:28 AM

Just new here, been lurking a week or 2 but like what I've seen.
I use a lot of basswood, as well as other light woods, mostly for topwaters or shallow runners(jerkbaits). What works for me, is to seal it first with an epoxy sealer. I prefer Envirotex Lite but have used others such as Devcon. Once the sealer has hardened(1-2 days) I sand lightly and paint my scheme and seal the paint on with another coat of epoxy. Use light coats as it does add a little weight. I like to brush it on with a disposable brush as opposed to puring it on. Envirotex is almost bullet proof but fish with sharp teeth CAN beat it up after a while.
Thanks

FT

03-22-2005, 10:28 AM	#7
Fishn Technishn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2	Basswood Just new here, been lurking a week or 2 but like what I've seen. I use a lot of basswood, as well as other light woods, mostly for topwaters or shallow runners(jerkbaits). What works for me, is to seal it first with an epoxy sealer. I prefer Envirotex Lite but have used others such as Devcon. Once the sealer has hardened(1-2 days) I sand lightly and paint my scheme and seal the paint on with another coat of epoxy. Use light coats as it does add a little weight. I like to brush it on with a disposable brush as opposed to puring it on. Envirotex is almost bullet proof but fish with sharp teeth CAN beat it up after a while. Thanks FT