Hello 1st year trapping, targeting coyote with victor#3s and bridger #1.75 the Victor # 1.5. Are for fishers.Little familiar and knowledge but 1st year to gather my own traps and gear. My question is are these sufficiently rusted (2weeks) for dye/wax ?, the other 4 new are fresh traps just stripped (oils Ect ). [align:center][/align] [img]http://[/img]

Can't see your pictures, Bill, but if they have a light coating of rust they will accept dye well. Good luck!

Car wash let them get a little surface it’s tough to get a even coat of rust the first try just dye/wax them is what I would do the critters will get the ready for the next dye job then.

Thank you for answering, not really sure what I’m doing as far as getting a photo up

Ok thanks

Bill. I don’t even rust traps anymore. I just degrease them, tune them and wax them. As you use them, they’ll take on a little more dye each year

The Bridger's I have 1.75, the jaws won't hardly rust at all. The rest of the trap has a good rust but the jaws are rust resistant. After power washing with degreaser and hanging out since last August. I plan to dye and wax them anyway. I have wax that is black, that's all I need. Critters won't care. I know a lady trapper that painted her traps hot pink and caught critters as well as anyone.

Thanks , bet a lot of small differences when it comes to preferences, one consistent things I’m always hearing bed traps rock solid no spilled bait ect on trap bed

Getting a picture up was hardest thing I’ve done all day ;Hope I don’t have this much trouble trapping I’ll be___ out of luck

Good to hear if it takes pink to thinM and get some fur pink it would B lol

Lol 😂

New traps- degrease and wax.
Rusty traps- remove old wax, dye and wax.
It is as easy as that.

Or just clean every year and set. 2-3 days in a bucket of vinegar and you have clean brand new looking traps. I mean they look exactly like they did when shipped from the factory. And based on a survey I’ve taken from the critters I’ve caught, they didn’t seem to prefer a dyed, waxed, painted, or dipped trap over a shiny new looking one either.

Thanks what I’m gathering quite a bit of personal preference and or handed down techniques and heritage all good !

welcome they look ready