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I'm far from an expert but I've found that dipping in Zinnser (oil base)works just great. Like the Val oil I thin 50/50 with ODORLESS mineral spirits. Works GREAT in both. I dip each plug in the primer twice with 3 drying days in between each dipping (be sure to open both ends of plug). That's 9 drying days counting the Val oil soak. May seem a bit extravagant, but it seems to be working well. I took 2 of the same plugs, one treated this way the other with just a val oil soak and spray primer. I fished both for 30 minutes...I did not have a scale, but the spray primer plug got noticably heavier and the walking action was reduced. So I'll continue with the double dipping in oil based Zinnser. Another "thing" I noticed...I no longer use my air brush water based paints...almost strictly rattle cans...I make plugs for fish not for show and have found that oil-based paint over oil based primer lasts a lot longer when the epoxy starts to fail, which we all know will...blues, hook swing, rocks, plug bags...whatever...This plug was fished for 5 days (can't believe I didn't loose it)...don't know how many fish were caught on it, but there were both good blue and bass blitzes...Just about all of the epoxy is off but the paint is still in decent shape where hook, rock, teeth, etc. didn't get at it...ya, I retired it...note back hook, swapped out treble for siwash when blues came in. Oh, one more thing...notice no rust...I wash and hang to dry all plugs after use. I do sharpen hooks after a dozen or so fish. Touch up the sharpend point with silver paint pen...hook will not rust.
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