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Decoy Painting Help #5852873 07/29/15 03:22 AM
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Need some advice guys. I recently bought the Flambeau mallard decoy paint kit to spruce up my mallards. Before I started painting I scrubbed the decoys down with soap and hot water and let the dry. After I got done painting I left them out overnight to dry. The next morning I sprayed them all down with Krylon Matte Finish hoping to get a good protective coat. That night I get them together (they're Texas rigged) and went to hang them up down in the shop. When I hung them up I noticed a lot of the paint was already scuffing up and rubbing off onto the other decoys. At that rate they wouldn't last more than a couple hunts. Any tips on what I can do to fix this problem? Thanks!


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Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: GigEmAggies] #5853061 07/29/15 11:14 AM
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Yes Sir. Sell them for a buck a decoy and go buy new. Buy G and H and never worry about painting decoys again.

Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: wal1809] #5853266 07/29/15 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted By: wal1809
Yes Sir. Sell them for a buck a decoy and go buy new. Buy G and H and never worry about painting decoys again.
And you will be the proud owner of some of the least realistic looking decoys on the market.


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Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: GigEmAggies] #5853359 07/29/15 03:10 PM
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Use a primer

Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: TTUhunter4] #5853411 07/29/15 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted By: TTUhunter4
Originally Posted By: wal1809
Yes Sir. Sell them for a buck a decoy and go buy new. Buy G and H and never worry about painting decoys again.
And you will be the proud owner of some of the least realistic looking decoys on the market.


second that

Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: GigEmAggies] #5854664 07/30/15 02:17 AM
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Go buy Avian X and never look back!

Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: GigEmAggies] #5856753 07/31/15 02:20 PM
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Isn't the UVision stuff an oil based paint? If so, your mistake was probably related to not allowing enough time to dry and/or putting that Krylon crap on top of it.

Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: GigEmAggies] #5857938 08/01/15 02:57 AM
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You needed to use a degreaser not soap. Then don't handle them without rubber gloves on until your done. The oil on your hands will cause the paint not to stick well. I repainted about a 100 plastics 10 years ago and the paint is still on them although I don't know how since I used the krylon crap confused2


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Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: GigEmAggies] #5858517 08/01/15 06:18 PM
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Your putting too much thought into it, by the time the ducks are close enough to tell they should be dead. For years we hunted over unpainted decoys back when you could buy them real cheap, not anymore, I like pretty decoys too.
Decoys and duck calls are like fishing lures, mostly made to entice the sportsman more than the actual game.

Re: Decoy Painting Help [Re: woodduckhunter] #5858773 08/01/15 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted By: woodduckhunter
Originally Posted By: TTUhunter4
Originally Posted By: wal1809
Yes Sir. Sell them for a buck a decoy and go buy new. Buy G and H and never worry about painting decoys again.
And you will be the proud owner of some of the least realistic looking decoys on the market.


second that

I like the way they look....




















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