alumidust help needed

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alumidust help needed

Postby shenlonco » Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:24 pm

Hi i have the alumidust they say paint it on the mold and it will come out on the rubber lure but when i do this it wipes compleatly off the lure and don't stick at all why is this?

also does the alumidust bleed out the color if lets say you mix a few different color lures you made in a bag together?

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Re: alumidust help needed

Postby dahlberg » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:52 am

Hi Shen
hmmmm. you have totally confused me. First, you only need enough dust to make a layer of color on the mold. There should be no excess dust. Once the mold is coated, you can't blow the dust off with a compressor even if you wanted to.
The only thing I can think of is that you're using way too much dust.
I've been using it on all different RTV's and even aluminum and have no issues with it adhering to any hard or soft plastics, urethanes or epoxy.
keep trying, and let me know how it's coming along!
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Re: alumidust help needed

Postby shenlonco » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:00 am

Thanks i will give it another go and blow it out with my compressor so it's super thin.

also does the alumidust bleed out the color if lets say you mix a few different color lures you made in a bag together?


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Re: alumidust help needed

Postby dahlberg » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:50 am

After it's been clear coated, or lightly passed over with a torch to remelt the surface, there is no bleed at all. A gentle poof of air delivered directly from my old liver lips is all I do. It also helps to use a very, very soft brush and very little dust.
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Re: alumidust help needed

Postby shenlonco » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:52 pm

So what your saying is after i pull my lure from the mold i have to
A- coat it with another clear coat of rubber?
b- heat the lure up with a blow tortch to seal in the alumidust?

I did not think you needed to do this i guess that's why my painted alumidust lures just came off by a rub of the hand?

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Re: alumidust help needed

Postby dahlberg » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:24 pm

Yup, just as demonstrated on TV and in the tutorial on makelure.com , I usually dip them in a big pyrex container of clear alumisol thinned with 20% softener for a clear coat. Another method is to use a very broad flame with a torch and just barely melt the surface.
If you're using it with hard resin, the dust will bond to it. To get a shiny, glossy finish it too should be clear coated with an epoxy or similar clear coat.
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Re: alumidust help needed

Postby shenlonco » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:01 pm

THANKS
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dahlberg wrote:
> Yup, just as demonstrated on TV and in the tutorial on makelure.com , I
> usually dip them in a big pyrex container of clear alumisol thinned with
> 20% softener for a clear coat. Another method is to use a very broad flame
> with a torch and just barely melt the surface.
> If you're using it with hard resin, the dust will bond to it. To get a
> shiny, glossy finish it too should be clear coated with an epoxy or similar
> clear coat.
> best
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