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Figure 15. Screw eye or hook holding plug body while it is being painted, sprayed, or dipped. You can also spray on solid colors such as white or silver with an airbrush, or by using one of those pressurized paint cans which can be bought in almost any hardware store. These are handy to use and the colors dry fast. If you paint the wood bodies by hand with a brush, you'll find enamel is best. It can be applied fairly thick and usually two cots of white will do the job. After you have applied the white base coat and it is dry, you are ready to apply other colors. A simple way to make a red-and-white plug is to use a strip of masking tape all around the plug about an inch from the nose. See Fig. 16. Then spray or paint the head part with bright red. When it dries you can remove the masking tape and you'll have a clean, sharp dividing line between the red and white. Figure 16. Tape around a plug, when painting or spraying a read head. Another good color combination for fresh-water plugs is a lure with a light blue or green back and silver sides. This looks like many of the minnows found in fresh-water rivers and lakes. To apply these colors, start with n all-white plug and brush on light blue or green enamel. When the color is still wet, brush on silver or aluminum paint along both sides of the plug. Where the silver meets the light blue or green, blend colors until they are well mixed.
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