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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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Location: on a rock
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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)
(dob 4-21-07)
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12-29-2007, 01:11 PM
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OLDGOAT7205963
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CAPE
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Anyone use Lindseed oil???
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12-29-2007, 01:37 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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I like val-oil....so I just bought 4 gallons at 37.50/gal from the local lumber yard.....ouch. Epoxy seems like a lot of work to seal, and screwing with acetone fumes doesn't appeal to me. Years ago I used BLO, but it takes too long to dry and paint adhesion can be a problem (unless you also use wil-bond so I hear).
FYI, I don't think you can generalize your experience with maple needles to maple darters when it comes to cracking. The thicker body is subjected to more expansion/contaction forces that cause craking. So far I've done OK with val-oil by letting maple soak over night.
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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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