What are your methods of holding a jointed swim bait while painting/turning?

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I have used a small drop of super glue to hold the joint. Don't use too much. Then go back and clean out the joint with an exacto knife. Hope this helps.


Modified by tunderwood01 at 5:45 PM 2/16/2011

Tadd bit of a old thread but just seen it,

Is what I do is paint the joint and then clear coat the joint and let it hang, then when dry I roll tape up sticky side out and stick it in the joint on both sides so it does not move, then you can paint the lure and clear the rest of it.

I remember a while back, someone posted a pic of their paint booth. They guy had a paint booth/box and on each of the inside surfaces, he had a spring mounted horizontally. He also had swivel snaps attached so he could turn the lure and paint all sides. This would allow someone to paint any length bait inside this booth, and would also pull jointed baits open at the joints. I will do some searching and try to find a picture of it.

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Here it is:

http://www.bbcboards.net/zerothread?id=411143

That works for painting but what do you do when clear coat dry's on a turner ?
That is why I posted how I do it.

Heres a method that was passed on to me by one of the best in the painting business.Take an old metal clotheshanger,grab the hook with one hand and the bottom with the other hand,pull these two apart until you have a diamond, attach a small spring to the left and right side of the hanger and you are done. I use this with swimbaits and other baits that are too large for the exacto knife handle. It works really good because it pulls the hinges tight and you can also hold the hanger and roll the bait around a little all with the same hand. You can always rig up something if the bait doesn't have a rear hook on it. Hope this helps.

Jimmy, thats a nice tip.
How does he use it on a turner after clear coating then ?