Fat boy corky restoration

[Kevinvarga987]

Anyway to bring back the bright colors on fat boy corky's?

[plugger]

It cost $8-9 to do lt . 😝

[plugger]

Seriously , I don't think so . Those colors just fade with time like an old shirt .

[kenny]

Use tail dip. it works great on Corkys. You can also dip them in clear PVC glue & MEK half & half. Leave them in for a while, but not to long. They'll melt!

[westbaytroutassasin]

Yes there is. I got with Paul and Stev about this and here is the remedy.

1- Buy a couple of pints of ultra clear CPVC glue. Must be ultra clear
2- Buy MEK at hardware store
3- Do not use plastic of any kind, instead go to dollar store and buy a SS receptacle with a sealed lid for mixing.
4- Get some dry glitter of your choice at hobby lobby or craft store.
5- Get safety glasses and mask for odor.
6- turn on a fan
7- set up a work station by rolling out newspaper and a place to hang your lures when done.
8- take off all rings and hooks
9- mix 50% glue and 25% MEK adjust the consistency until its thick enogh to bind to the lure but light enough to run off evenly.
10- add the gliter to the mix. be carefull not to put to much glitter a little goes a long way.
11- cut a small piece of wire and loop through the nose of the bait and dip in mixture.
12- lift out and let run off wait 3 minutes and dip a second time
13- DONT DO THIS ON A RAINY DAY. Air needs to be dry and the fan needs to air dry them don't heat them up.
14- let hand over paper for 24 hours.
15- rehook them and go fishing.

To test your mixture use a old throw away bait before you dip the rest to get the mix right. Store the mixture in the SS container as it will melt plastic and make a mess. Use good ventilation while doing this also. They literally look good as new. You can even change some of the colors up as you go. I do this all the time. It will also seal up any holes in the baits.

[JT]

See there......Kenny just gave a 1/2 *****$ss explanation of the restoration process vs. a "Ricks Restoration" explanation of a corky.

I tend to think Id just go buy a new one or steal one out of somebody else's tackle box.

[dbarham]

See there......Kenny just gave a 1/2 *****$ss explanation of the restoration process vs. a "Ricks Restoration" explanation of a corky.

I tend to think Id just go buy a new one or steal one out of somebody else's tackle box.

X2

[kenny]

Explain how the glitter restores the color please? I could see using glitter (plastic) that would melt in MEK and color the whole solution maybe, other wise you're not fixing the faded color you're making a glitter Corky instead. Like I said tail dip is good on Corkys. It also works on hard plastic plugs.

[aqua pimp]

Hot glue gun to fix small tears. Tail dip like Kenny said for color:......
Other than that I would just go buy new ones instead all the other crazy bla bla bla bla

AQUA PIMP

[westbaytroutassasin]

I own a lot of these. Mainly the broken backs. The glitter just helps bring back some of the pop. The glue / mek mix brings a lot of the colors back almost to original. Tes there is still some fading but the lures will last quit a bit longer. Just a thought. I did this a few times and it did save me some money in the long run, but like I said I have a lot of these.