YUT18

Nice work. I like using the poison tail mold for swim jigs.

I use both Wicked and regular Createx and do not see a difference in how they spray.

Are you stirring the paint after adding reducer? If not, some createx paints are really thick and do not spray well. So if you're not stirring in the reducer you will clog up the airbrush. I use Paasche Talon's and the only time I have this problem is when (1) I do not stir the paint/reducer well enough or (2) when I let the brush sit for more than 5 minutes. I do all of my painting in my garage and when it is hot outside I will get more clogs due to the paint drying. As long as you keep a brush handy and pull the needle our every now and then to clean it you should be good. In regards to thinning out the paint, I over reduce sometimes when fading colors and do not have an issue with paint drying, unless one of the situations listed above occurs.

I started out with a Paasche Talon and used my own pancake compressor. All I had to do was order a moisture trap to control the air pressure. I think personal preference plays a huge part in which brand is better than the other. Recently I bought a cheap airbrush just to use for all my base coats. I paid less than $30 for a master airbrush and to be honest it works better than my paasche for half the cost. The only difference between the two that I have is the paasche can paint thinner lines.

YouTube is your friend when it comes to learning how to paint cranks or any type of lure. Before I got started painting crankbaits I spent hours and hours watching youtube videos on how to use an airbrush, paint baits, etc. You can get a lot of great pointers and ideas from Lure Colour Studio or Lure Me In. If you already have the blanks it would be worth it to invest in a decent airbrush to start out with. You can get a Master Airbrush for under $30 and if you have an air compressor can get up and running for under $100.

Layering is where you paint a base coat then use a different color or colors to get the desired outcome you want. On the two baits attached below I coated the entire bait in yellow then painted the belly orange. On one of them I wrapped netting material around it and reduced the black paint for the fade down the side.

I get the depth by layering the colors or over reducing the paint.

Thanks.

I picked up my first airbrush this year and decided to try my luck and painting crankbait. Good thing fish don't care about how pretty they are.

Thanks smalljaw. I went back and looked at my order history and called the company. They said the same thing, half of my order was economy blades and the other was premium. Oh well, thanks to your help and Cadmans I know what to look for next time and know how to fix the current problem.

Cadman thank for the response. I bought the brass blades. I made a batch of 10 and used only one out of that batch. It air dried for a couple of days before I put it in my spinnerbait box. Now all 10 of the spinners that had the brass blades on are coated in rust.

I paint my own cranks as a hobby. If you send me pictures of what you are wanting I might be able to assist.

Where is the best place to purchase spinnerbait blades? I have bought blades from Barlows back in March and now they are starting to rust. Looking for suggestions on where to purchase a durable product.

After researching the pro's and con's of connecting the batteries together I decided against the original plan. I did install a battery switch in order to switch from Battery 1 and Battery 2. I also installed a rocker switch with voltage meter so I can monitor battery levels. I installed the switch to have a secondary means to monitor volts.

Thanks everyone for your input. All of you have provided valuable input and you are absolutely right. Testing the battery is very first step and basic troubleshooting of the issue. I've been troubleshooting this issue for several weeks now. Each time the battery has been fully charged and volts tested after at least 48 hours at rest. Every time the volts stayed at 12.7. I was thinking that maybe I had a cell going bad in the battery because every time I hit the auto circulate while running electronics the battery would die. So I bite the bullet and got a new battery. This time I upgraded to a 31. After getting the battery I got a hook on another 31 and at first was going to hook them up as a parallel 12v system and since decided against it. Last night I installed a battery switch at the console and installed a voltage meter that allows me to switch between batteries. This is probably an over kill since I could monitor voltage at the console or through my electronics but I tend to go a little overboard when fixing a problem. So while I was in overboard mode I replaced all electrical connectors and checked all the fuses. The last remaining item to troubleshoot is the auto circulate. I plan on filling up the livewell tonight and will run the auto circulate to see if am losing voltage. Again thanks for the input. Just hope the problem was due to the battery.