Trap Preparation

I used to always dye and wax, but the last couple of years I've been spray painting and dipping my traps in Zep's floor polish. I typically just spray paint my water traps. What do you prefer?

Water traps=spray paint and no wax
Dirt sets=clean and wax
Coni=dye and no wax

I am REALLY new but I have just been degreasing conibears for coons and possums

Do you not dye/paint the dirt sets?

Bigfoot, I do not. I just get the oil off them so they are nice and clean and then I wax them. I figured it doesn’t really matter what they look like since they are buried

that is good to hear, I haven't ventured into footholds yet

which ZEPS? I see there are different ones, do you spray paint first?

thanks

All footholds = just rust & wax
Conis = either just light rust or dye & no wax

I am not a water guy. I spray paint all my traps. Probably do some shortly that are to arrive in the mail and set them the next day.

here's over 140 threads on what we do: https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/13/1/trap-preparation-archives

My water traps get the 60-40 Acetone-Rustoleum treatment
Land traps get only wax, no dye.