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KarateKick

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Refurbishing old lures
« on: March 21, 2014, 11:35:10 PM »
Has anyone tried refurbishing old lures?

I have inherited some used ones that look dull and faded.  I am thinking of going to the dollar store to look for a nail polish with a bright colour and some glitter.  Is there a better way?

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Fish Assassin

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Re: Refurbish old lures
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2014, 11:54:02 PM »
Polish them with Wenol
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Re: Refurbish old lures
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2014, 09:38:33 AM »
+1 on the Wenol, wash them off with supper hot water and they will air dry with no spots.
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KarateKick

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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2014, 09:06:05 PM »
I have a couple that are beyond polishing.  Is there a way to add some glitter, e.g., with glitter glue or stickers?  I am not sure what can stay attached when wet.
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obie1fish

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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2014, 09:40:59 AM »
Show us a pic of both sides. That could enable us to make some specific suggestions.
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Daguru

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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2014, 09:41:54 AM »
Nail polish! Lol i usually just paint over really ugly lures
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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2014, 12:06:52 PM »
see what they have at a craft store or dollar store and experiment.
Or just buy a few multie packs of cheap lures and see what works best and make something similar later yourself.
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Ian Forbes

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Re: Refurbish old lures
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2014, 06:59:54 PM »
Quote from: Fish Assassin on March 21, 2014, 11:54:02 PM
Polish them with Wenol

Where do you buy Welol? I've never heard of it before. But then I seldom use anything but flies these days. I have haunted craft stores for over 60 years and always seemed to find something that could be used for fishing.
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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2014, 09:28:45 PM »
I had never heard of Wenol either. I will give it a try. I've used Brasso on lures ... it's not great. Here's a link to a site where Wenol can be purchased. http://www.eshine.ca/products.php?cat=55
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Fish Assassin

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Re: Refurbish old lures
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2014, 09:52:59 PM »
Quote from: Ian Forbes on April 20, 2014, 06:59:54 PM
Where do you buy Welol? I've never heard of it before. But then I seldom use anything but flies these days. I have haunted craft stores for over 60 years and always seemed to find something that could be used for fishing.

Ian, since Wenol is a metal polisher I would imagine you can buy it from any Hardware store. It's been years since I bought my tube and have forgotten where I purchased mine. A little goes a long way.
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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2014, 10:26:51 PM »
Any fine paste will do just fine. Tooth paste should do the trick as well.
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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2014, 11:07:11 AM »


Trust the hoarder, if you want to shine something up that has been if the drink for a few years use
Autosol.
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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2014, 03:20:43 PM »
My girlfriend suggested we buy super-bright nail polish, nail polish glitter, and a coat of Hard as Nails on top.
Her best day yet - she landed 6 that day on her sparkly "Selena Gomez" Crocs. I landed 2 on my brand new ones :o.

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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2014, 05:45:49 PM »
Good Lord leadbelly !


KarateKick, you make your own ? right ?  if the blade is beyond polishing cut it off, save the body and add a new blade.
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KarateKick

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Re: Refurbishing old lures
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2014, 02:26:13 AM »
Quote from: Daguru on April 20, 2014, 09:41:54 AM
Nail polish! Lol i usually just paint over really ugly lures

Quote from: Ambassador on April 21, 2014, 03:20:43 PM
My girlfriend suggested we buy super-bright nail polish, nail polish glitter, and a coat of Hard as Nails on top.

I followed your advice, and here are the initial results:


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