Re: Painting Traps
[Re: Guss]
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04/24/22 09:13 PM
04/24/22 09:13 PM
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Spray painting traps is a lot easier. Just use a dull paint and let them air out. X2, unless you have several dozen to do.
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Re: Painting Traps
[Re: LDW]
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04/25/22 08:57 AM
04/25/22 08:57 AM
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I never painted my canine traps but I've done all my BGs and my other water4 traps by dipping. There Is nothing faster then dipping. And with a lot less waste then spraying. All my canine taps are powder coated. It's a bit spendy but lasts better then any other coating.
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Re: Painting Traps
[Re: bearcat2]
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04/25/22 10:52 AM
04/25/22 10:52 AM
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I painted a bunch of wolf traps white, and really like it. If I want traps dark I like to dye and wax when I boil them, in my opinion nothing holds up after a catch like a dyed trap. On the other hand if you are using calcium chloride or something similar powder coating may be your best bet.
For painting I put a gallon of Rustoleum mixed with a gallon of acetone in a bucket and stir well, submerge the traps, pull them out and hang them for a couple weeks to let the smell completely dissapate. You may want to put a nail between the jaws to allow paint onto the jaw faces, and to keep the jaws from being stuck together with paint. First time I did this I got out on the line and went to set traps and discovered my jaws on several wolf traps glued together so I had to use a shovel blade to slide between them and pop them loose while holding both levers compressed.
Get one of those screw on lids for your bucket and you can save your leftover paint/acetone mix and use it again next year. I use wax sand. That paint mix is just what I was thinking of. Did you have any refusals, or any more than normal with the paint?
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Re: Painting Traps
[Re: LDW]
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04/25/22 11:14 AM
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I have some that are painted but most are dyed and waxed and use waxed sand. Never noticed any difference between the two. I've tried almost every way of treating my traps and just prefer the old traditional way of dye and waxing them but everyone is different and needs to find out what works for them.
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Re: Painting Traps
[Re: AuthorTrapper]
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04/25/22 10:52 PM
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I've painted my traps for the past 2 seasons, and I've beat my previous coyote records both years, as well as my best bobcat record this year! No, I've noticed zero refusals! yup. Same here. But after I paint them I dip in floor wax as well. Dont know if I use floor wax this year though.
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Re: Painting Traps
[Re: LDW]
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04/25/22 11:01 PM
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I dip mine in oil based rustoleum paint and gasoline. Paint to gasoline mix 50/50. Thins out the paint so it is not so thick. After the paint has dried I dip each trap in full metal jacket or floor wax. Either one has worked good for me. If you are dipping 100+ traps it is a pretty easy process. I mix 6 gallons (3 gallons paint/ 3 gallons gasoline or acetone) and put it in a tuff tote. Then you can dip foot holds, body grips, and snares at one time.
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Re: Painting Traps
[Re: plainstrapping25]
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04/26/22 11:09 AM
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I've painted my traps for the past 2 seasons, and I've beat my previous coyote records both years, as well as my best bobcat record this year! No, I've noticed zero refusals! yup. Same here. But after I paint them I dip in floor wax as well. Dont know if I use floor wax this year though. Yep! I dip mine in "Bullet Proof" after painting them (it is very similar to floor polish!)
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Re: Painting Traps
[Re: LDW]
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04/28/22 07:50 AM
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I started dipping mine in a 3/1 ratio of acetone and paint a couple years ago. Works great for me. It’s fast and offers good protection. I had to work close to were I store my traps a couple weeks ago so while I was there I dipped them all. Some wax in the fall and I’ll be ready.
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