Painted some deeks

by **NuffDaddy** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:57 pm

Bought some old mallards that were pretty much down to bare plastic.
These are fully flocked except for the back.

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by **NuffDaddy** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:59 pm

And this is my first attempt at a gadwall.

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by **Feelin' Fowl** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:36 pm

They should hunt!

by **gila-river** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:42 pm

Look good. How did you flock them? The saw dust thing? (Sorry I don't know the technical name)

by **NuffDaddy** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:48 pm

gila-river wrote:Look good. How did you flock them? The saw dust thing? (Sorry I don't know the technical name)

Flocking fibers. I bought them from fowl flicker. You just paint the part you want flocked then soon as your done paying one color on the decoy you just press the flocking into the paint. Makes a huge difference in durability and glare.

They look a little cartoony when you first to them but after a hunt or 2 they look a lot better.

by **NuffDaddy** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:49 pm

Feelin' Fowl wrote:They should hunt!

I hope so

by **Goldfish** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:51 pm

So, is the flocking colored, or does the paint come thru?

by **NuffDaddy** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:59 pm

Goldfish wrote:So, is the flocking colored, or does the paint come thru?

It is colored. But the paint has to be the correct color too because it's still visible through the flocking.
Green paint...green flocking
Brown paint...brown flocking.

by **gila-river** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:01 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
gila-river wrote:Look good. How did you flock them? The saw dust thing? (Sorry I don't know the technical name)

Flocking fibers. I bought them from fowl flicker. You just paint the part you want flocked then soon as your done paying one color on the decoy you just press the flocking into the paint. Makes a huge difference in durability and glare.

They look a little cartoony when you first to them but after a hunt or 2 they look a lot better.

Nice. What'd it run you to flock a dozen if you don't mind my asking.

by **NuffDaddy** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:07 pm

gila-river wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
gila-river wrote:Look good. How did you flock them? The saw dust thing? (Sorry I don't know the technical name)

Flocking fibers. I bought them from fowl flicker. You just paint the part you want flocked then soon as your done paying one color on the decoy you just press the flocking into the paint. Makes a huge difference in durability and glare.

They look a little cartoony when you first to them but after a hunt or 2 they look a lot better.

Nice. What'd it run you to flock a dozen if you don't mind my asking.

I bought the mallard supreme kit from fowl flocker last year. I think I've done about 30 drakes so far with it and still have enough left for at least 10 more. I think it was around $30 shipped. Then I just used rustoleum paint that I bought in quarts. Think 4 quarts was around $25 and I'll have enough to do more decoys than I'll ever have.
So I'd say about $1 decoy. Depends how well you contain the flocking to reuse the extra.

by **RonE** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:26 pm

They look pretty flocking good.

by **Flightstopper** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:55 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:And this is my first attempt at a gadwall.
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I saw Boot had a way to wipe paint over decoys with a glove to get the feathers right. Maybe he could pull it up again but I think it'd work on those gads. Need some black but look great.

by **Feelin' Fowl** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:59 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:And this is my first attempt at a gadwall.
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I saw Boot had a way to wipe paint over decoys with a glove to get the feathers right. Maybe he could pull it up again but I think it'd work on those gads. Need some black but look great.

Somebody YouTube this...

OSJxBft7DVM&sns

Hopefully it works

by **Feelin' Fowl** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:01 am

[youtube]OSJxBft7DVM&sns[/youtube]

by **AKPirate** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:04 am

Feelin' Fowl wrote:[youtube]OSJxBft7DVM&sns[/youtube]

by **Feelin' Fowl** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:07 am

What's so funny, Eskimo? That's what flight was talking about. I posted it for Boot last year

by **AKPirate** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:09 am

Feelin' Fowl wrote:What's so funny, Eskimo? That's what flight was talking about. I posted it for Boot last year

Another fat fucker fail :lol:

by **Feelin' Fowl** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:10 am

AKPirate wrote:
Feelin' Fowl wrote:What's so funny, Eskimo? That's what flight was talking about. I posted it for Boot last year

Another fat fucker fail

I decided to figure out the YouTube coding on my own. No fail here! :cool: