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Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: TheBig1] #6589321
08/06/19 05:53 PM
08/06/19 05:53 PM
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Louisiana
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Fancy hanging deal. That’ll work well.

I dip mine. Full coverage, and it’s way faster than brushing.

I’ve hung mine outside for months. If it weren’t for theft risks, I’d still have them hanging outside.

Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: Aix sponsa] #6589338
08/06/19 06:04 PM
08/06/19 06:04 PM
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Kingston, PA
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Originally Posted by Aix sponsa
Fancy hanging deal. That’ll work well.

I dip mine. Full coverage, and it’s way faster than brushing.

I’ve hung mine outside for months. If it weren’t for theft risks, I’d still have them hanging outside.


Thanks Aix. Theft is the reason that I built it. I had several extra 2x4’s laying around and just slapped it together.

I’ll tack a tarp on for the roof and let the sides down about half way after about 2 days so they’re not in the weather but can be surrounded by air flow.

Thank you for clarifying the process a little more.


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Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: TheBig1] #6592649
08/11/19 05:23 PM
08/11/19 05:23 PM
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Hey, "not a dipstick", don't forget to suspend an angled trough of tarp or plastic below where they hang for a few minutes to drip, before hanging on the drying rack.
The tarp catches and drains all that dripping back into the dipping bucket.


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Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: TheBig1] #6610182
09/05/19 01:40 PM
09/05/19 01:40 PM
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Nebraska
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I know I will catch flak here, but I would never put that crap on my coyote traps. I will re phrase that, if you trap in my area, please use it! I did it one year and paid the price. I could snap those traps and smell the paint the next spring! The coyotes could smell it too cause I had the worst catch ratio I have ever had in 44 years of trapping.I sold all of those traps.


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Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: 1crazytrapper] #6610227
09/05/19 04:19 PM
09/05/19 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 1crazytrapper
I know I will catch flak here, but I would never put that crap on my coyote traps. I will re phrase that, if you trap in my area, please use it! I did it one year and paid the price. I could snap those traps and smell the paint the next spring! The coyotes could smell it too cause I had the worst catch ratio I have ever had in 44 years of trapping.I sold all of those traps.

x2 but I stripped my traps and boiled them hard... and if ya live in Michigan dip away lol...


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Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: TheBig1] #6610320
09/05/19 06:38 PM
09/05/19 06:38 PM
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Kingston, PA
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My question was for my NON K9 traps. Now yes, I have spray painted my K9 traps and THEN dipped in FMJ.


You can't cheat the mountain pilgrim. Mountain's got its own ways.
Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: TheBig1] #6613837
09/10/19 09:06 PM
09/10/19 09:06 PM
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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For coil springs and long springs, do you prop the jaws open with a nail or something or just dip them with the jaws closed tight?

I plan on giving this method a shot for my rat traps this fall.

Re: Rustoleum/Acetone Dip Clarifications [Re: TheBig1] #6614097
09/11/19 07:41 AM
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I just went ahead and dipped them.


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