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12-28-2007, 03:18 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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Val -Oil ... I have 2 problems with it ...
1. when you thin it with (mineral spirits ,turps ,, what ever ) ,,,the thinner keeps evaporating .. so next time you add more thinner .. then next time its thick again and you add more thinner .. after a while whats your ratio val oil/ thinner ... Who knows what you got there...
2. now that you have no idea what your thinning with,, its been diluted ,, broken down so many times ... When is it dry ? I mean on the inside of your plug .. ? ... might as well call it mystery oil ..
Val - oil ... good ridance ,,
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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12-28-2007, 03:22 PM
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I was happy with the Val Oil, what next.
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"What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"
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12-28-2007, 03:28 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
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just curious ... guys that love val-oil ,,,? do you make any hardwood plugs ? .. either that stuff sux or I flunked sealing 101...
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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12-28-2007, 03:38 PM
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Location: Southern Connecticut
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It's just a wiping varnish, (thinned varnish)
make your own, you probably wont be able to tell the difference.
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12-28-2007, 03:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tagger
just curious ... guys that love val-oil ,,,? do you make any hardwood plugs ? .. either that stuff sux or I flunked sealing 101...
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good question, I only use the cedars most of the time. I love it because it dries super fast....I can be painting by the next day......the BLO takes days and days to dry. |
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12-28-2007, 10:19 PM
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I've made about 50 or so plugs from maple and birch. I have a few needles that have been POUNDED by the fish, sand and rocks and they have not cracked or split. Never had a problem w/ sealing w/ valoil. I just keep my mixture in a paintcan. I have not noticed a thinning issue. Getting ready to mix a fresh batch though.
I did make the mistake of tryin Thompson before I really knew what it was, What a trainwreck that was.
I know a guy who builds lots of musky plugs. He uses flexcoat thinned with acetone as a sealer and then flexcoat again as a topcoat. Says his plugs are bombproof with nary a scratch.
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12-29-2007, 11:08 AM
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gldnbear: What is the ratio of Flexcoat and Acetone your buddy uses?
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Jim C.
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12-29-2007, 12:24 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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oh yea ...
3. I never had a clear coat pop until I used val oil .. I got a nike that looks like its in a plastic bag ,, months later ... POP!!!
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
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12-29-2007, 04:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiderunr
gldnbear: What is the ratio of Flexcoat and Acetone your buddy uses?
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He just gets it to a watery consistency and brushes it on. He does not through drill. To get it in the through hole i suppose you could use a qtip or pipe cleaner or doa a full epoxy seal when you topcoat if you through drill. |
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