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To make a natural fish scale finish on a wood plug, spray blue, green, or brown over the top or back and sides of the basic white-coated body. Leave the belly of the plug white. When this dries use a cloth netting tacked loosely on a wooden frame to apply the scale finish. Hold the plug against this netting from the opposite side while you spray on the silver with an artist's air brush. To get the best results you need an artist's airbrush such as the Paasche type (Fig. 17). With the airbrush you'll need a tank of compressed air or a compressor motor. The artist's type airbrush results in fine work and you get the best results with it when making scale finishes or other patterns. With such an airbrush, also, you can work out various color combinations on your plugs and give them a real professional look. But if you have no airbrush, don't despair with a little practice you can do a pretty good paint job with a brush. Figure 17. Artist airbrush.
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