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03-25-2010, 12:43 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
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Mike,
Do the plugs feel soft and sticky? Can you sink your thumbnail into the finish? Epoxy takes the same time to cure no matter how thick it is applied, it's a chemical cure, it doesn't dry like paint. I don;t think curing is your problem.
It sounds to me like the mixture of your basement being wet (from all the recent rain) and the fluctuations in temperature from your furnace turning on and off have caused an amine blush to form. (I have had this happen before). Try washing the plugs with warm water with a little bit of dish soap. I bet the weird-looking finish washes away.
Try it.
-Dave
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03-25-2010, 12:47 PM
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Respect your elvers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canalman
Mike,
Do the plugs feel soft and sticky? Can you sink your thumbnail into the finish? Epoxy takes the same time to cure no matter how thick it is applied, it's a chemical cure, it doesn't dry like paint. I don;t think curing is your problem.
It sounds to me like the mixture of your basement being wet (from all the recent rain) and the fluctuations in temperature from your furnace turning on and off have caused an amine blush to form. (I have had this happen before). Try washing the plugs with warm water with a little bit of dish soap. I bet the weird-looking finish washes away.
Try it.
-Dave
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Check out the pics below and you can see it.
Last edited by Back Beach; 03-25-2010 at 12:54 PM..
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It's not the bait
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03-25-2010, 01:20 PM
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ah. I bet your tail wrapping after you paint, but before you clearcoat.. that is oil from your hands not allowing the epoxy to stick to the paint- Use latex gloves when you tail wrap, and give a light wipe with isopropal alcohol before you epoxy-
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03-25-2010, 02:12 PM
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Respect your elvers
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Originally Posted by Nebe
ah. I bet your tail wrapping after you paint, but before you clearcoat.. that is oil from your hands not allowing the epoxy to stick to the paint- Use latex gloves when you tail wrap, and give a light wipe with isopropal alcohol before you epoxy-
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I think you're onto someting here...only thing is I do my tail wraps after clearcoating, which is when the marbling occurs. The plugs seem to feel a bit tacky when I use my bare hands versus gloves. Perhaps the marbling is actually my palm prints.
This would make it impossible for anyone to ever hawk one of my plugs and claim it as their own creation...they're encrypted!
In all seriousness I think you may have nailed it, Eben. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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03-25-2010, 03:28 PM
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So you are handeling the plugs before the epoxy is fully cured?
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Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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03-26-2010, 07:59 AM
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Respect your elvers
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Originally Posted by eastendlu
So you are handeling the plugs before the epoxy is fully cured?
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Been giving it about one week before I handle them, at least. I assembled a few last night with nitrile gloves on and the marbling wasn't as bad. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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03-26-2010, 08:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Been giving it about one week before I handle them, at least. I assembled a few last night with nitrile gloves on and the marbling wasn't as bad.
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If the finish was not hard after 72 hours then the mix ratio was not correct as the finish should of been cured. You can lightly scuff one of those plugs and mix a new batch of epoxy and put on a thin coat over it. |
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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03-26-2010, 11:38 AM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Check out the pics below and you can see it.
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That's blush all the way, 100% positive
Amine Blush is water soluble and can be simply wiped away using warm, soapy water and a rag. |
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03-26-2010, 11:59 AM
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Respect your elvers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canalman
That's blush all the way, 100% positive
Amine Blush is water soluble and can be simply wiped away using warm, soapy water and a rag.
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I wiped one down last night with soap and warm water...it did alleviate most of the cloudiness. Thanks again. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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