pistolgrip Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Anybody out there knows where to get fairly priced flocking kits the only ones i can find are for custom car dashboards and cost an arm and a leg £42 seems a bit excessive for a prit stick and a bag of peach fuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Try model shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistolgrip Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 never thought of that, nice one i'll give it a try thanks fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Things do change, but all the flocking kits (pigeon and crow) that I have tried in the past, have been a total waste of money. Although I accept a small part of the problem may be that I have no natural DIY skills. It was trying to smarten up some old pigeon shell decoys and that led me to try the Sillosocks sleeves, which are excellent. I also found that painting my crow decoys with a few coats of blackboard paint was very successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Things do change, but all the flocking kits (pigeon and crow) that I have tried in the past, have been a total waste of money. Although I accept a small part of the problem may be that I have no natural DIY skills. It was trying to smarten up some old pigeon shell decoys and that led me to try the Sillosocks sleeves, which are excellent. I also found that painting my crow decoys with a few coats of blackboard paint was very successful. You know you are not allowed to use that word Cranfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 You know you are not allowed to use that word Cranfield What DIY ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 There are grey flocking kits (for car dashboards) on fleabag for £20 and grey flocking fibres for about £10. But if you are refreshing plastic decoys which have gone shiney then you could mix fullers earth with your acrylic paints. This gives a good mat finish which doesn't shine in sun or rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistolgrip Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Well there you go all good advice.Like the blackboard paint, just goes to show the best solutions are the simplest ones but anyone notice flocked decoys work best when new but painted shells get better with age. Anyone using fuds getting mixed response from people from best thing since sliced bread to about as much use as a chocolate tea pot i know the best decoys are dead birds but leave them out in this weather and they're only fit for the hedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0t0deb Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) have a look at www.solware.co.uk decoying £16.99 don't know what postage is, ive done mine and got good results, don,t try to do too many at one go 3/4 at a time, follow instructions! Edited July 26, 2014 by m0t0deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Well there you go all good advice.Like the blackboard paint, just goes to show the best solutions are the simplest ones but anyone notice flocked decoys work best when new but painted shells get better with age. Anyone using fuds getting mixed response from people from best thing since sliced bread to about as much use as a chocolate tea pot i know the best decoys are dead birds but leave them out in this weather and they're only fit for the hedge Maybe the maggots will attract something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorismyhero Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 these days EVRYTHING is too flocking expensive....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 When I worked for a building firm I touched up my decoys once a year with whatever was available from the paint store, Rooks they got a coat of Black Masonry paint or stove paint, Pigeons they were touched up with white undercoat paint, and when I had my gun punt I used to give the outside two coats of dark grey undercoat paint, International paint preferred but I used any brand if it was free . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Matt spray paint lightly and while wet a dusting with a talcum powder and another light spray after if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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