HELP.................Speed Dip Question

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Just got the itch to do some trapping after a very long hiatus and got some new traps along with a bunch of old ones that need to be dyed.I picked up some speed dip and have never used the product.Can anyone help me on the process to dye with this stuff?Main thing is after mixing how long do traps stay in the mix??? Do I just dip in to get total coverage,remove and hang to dry or leave in for how long???? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!
 
Make sure they are boiled and free of dirt and any new traps need to be little rusty. I dip them a couple of times then hang them out side to dry. They dry pretty quick but you have to wait for all the gas to evaporate. This may take 2 or 3 weeks depending on how cold it is. The colder it is the longer it takes. Good luck!
 
Use Colman camp fuel instead of gas,it seemed to work better for me.I always let mine set in the solution for 5 to 10 minutes then hung them up to dry.

Greg
 
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Use Colman camp fuel instead of gas,it seemed to work better for me.



I couldnt agree more Coleman Fuel is the only way to go with this stuff..

and i just dip and pull out, shake off the extra and hang to dry... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I did them a few years ago with regular gas. It took quite a while for the odor to go away. We did some this year with Coleman fuel, and I couldn't smell anything after only one day. My son was catching coyotes with them two weeks after being dipped. Coleman fuel is the only way to go.
 
Deffinately consider boiling any new traps prior to dipping. Speed dip will adhear some to new oily traps, but a much better coat will stick if you remove the factory oils and give them a nice even coat of surface rust prior to dipping. Boil them for a few minutes and you'll see the oils come to the top, pour that off before removing the traps, so you dont reapply the oil as you pull the traps out through the oilslick. In lieu of boiling, take them to the car wash and give them a high pressure washing. To give them a real quick coat of surface rust, soak them overnight in a bucket of water that you've added a few handfulls of salt to. Hang them to dry and within a couple days you'll see a fine even coat of rust covering them. These guys are dead on with the coleman fuel over gas too. If you don't want to foot the bill for a couple gallons of coleman fuel, I've heard that low odor mineral spirits works very well too from guys at conventions.
 
Definitely don't leave the traps in for a long time. I made that mistake once and the goop still isn't off them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
 
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