Burlapping decoys

phoneman · 02-22-2008, 08:03 PM

I just bought about 4 dozen old herters foam dekes from a guy at work today and am going to attempt to burlap them and repaint them for next season. The guyI bought them from was doing it to them to but had too many and the wife told him they had to go. I'll post some pics of some befores and process. We'll see how artsy I am.

dukhuntr · 02-23-2008, 07:03 AM

Go to the refuge there is some good info over there on how to! Let me know how they turn out.

What you going to do with 4 dozen in way?

phoneman · 02-23-2008, 05:39 PM

might trade one for one of those MB hats. Gonna try my hand at art and make a variety of them.

phoneman · 02-26-2008, 10:17 PM

Any of ya'll ever done this, I did two last night and put the burlap on first and then put on the mastic. Everything I read said to put the mastic on and then put on burlap. I'll post some pics in a day or two.

muddydogs · 02-27-2008, 06:13 AM

Put a thin layer of mastic on the block to hold the burlap on then work in more mastic. Make sure to smooth everything out good before it drys as a big glob of mastic and burlap takes a while to sand down latter.

phoneman · 03-02-2008, 06:28 PM

Here are some pics of the process.
1. Starting decoy
2. Burlap and one coat of mastic
3. Painted Deke( I aint an artist, but i'm getting better.)

Other than the painting, the decoys look real good. What do ya'll think?

dukhuntr · 03-02-2008, 07:27 PM

Looks good!! We'll see how they hold up next year.

phoneman · 03-02-2008, 07:33 PM

Yeah the first two didn't look that good, i might have to repaint but the individual one i thought looked pretty good.

Canuck · 03-03-2008, 07:21 PM

Phoneman, I have a doz. burlap herters i've had for about 15 yrs. have never done anything to them, but mistreated them, and they look the same as when I got them other than they could use some fresh paint. Get good at the painting and i'll pay you to paint mine since Cabela's does'nt offer this anymore

phoneman · 03-03-2008, 07:40 PM

well i looked at several different dekes that i have and some in magazines and tried to copy on this one. It looks kinda splotty up close, but the color of the mallard back is kinda speckled (lack of better word) black and grey. These decoys that i painted look real from 15 yards. I guess if they get close enough to look at the detail of my paint job, then they worked.

phoneman · 03-03-2008, 07:42 PM

canuck, i've got alot more to burlap and paint so buy then i ought to be an artist and will be glad to paint them for ya. I've never seen a real burlap one before. does this look anything like one, texture and paint and all?

dukhuntr · 03-03-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by phoneman

These decoys that i painted look real from 15 yards. I guess if they get close enough to look at the detail of my paint job, then they worked.

Yea I have seen you shoot!! You need all the detail you can get, so maybe they will land!

phoneman · 03-03-2008, 07:59 PM

i'll just talk them to death. or just let dead eye dukhuntr take em.

dukhuntr · 03-03-2008, 08:12 PM

That third shots a killer!!!

Canuck · 03-03-2008, 08:47 PM

Phoneman, I don't live that far from you , Hartsville maybe I could get up with you and bring you a couple of the better looking dec's., so you could work on the colors, but these are in the old paint pattern.

BIGMIKE · 04-14-2008, 04:17 PM

Dang phoneman I wish my last ones looked that good. I think mine ended up looking something like a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a parrot. Needless to say they were retired several years ago.

phoneman · 04-14-2008, 09:31 PM

Yeah, i got to get back to workin on em, been too busy painting my buddies boat, wiring it and working on the trailer. I can paint camo alot better than these dekes

02-22-2008, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Burlapping decoys I just bought about 4 dozen old herters foam dekes from a guy at work today and am going to attempt to burlap them and repaint them for next season. The guyI bought them from was doing it to them to but had too many and the wife told him they had to go. I'll post some pics of some befores and process. We'll see how artsy I am.

02-23-2008, 07:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
dukhuntr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Carolina Age: 29 Posts: 1,144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Go to the refuge there is some good info over there on how to! Let me know how they turn out. What you going to do with 4 dozen in way? __________________ UPSTATE CAROLINA MUDBUDDY Prostaff MUDBUDDY complete line GATORTRAX BOATS Triton boats g3 boats 803-981-MUUD 803-242-1333 ======================================== Hunt with your kids, not for them.

02-23-2008, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys might trade one for one of those MB hats. Gonna try my hand at art and make a variety of them.

02-26-2008, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Any of ya'll ever done this, I did two last night and put the burlap on first and then put on the mastic. Everything I read said to put the mastic on and then put on burlap. I'll post some pics in a day or two.

02-27-2008, 06:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
muddydogs Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ogden, UT Age: 40 Posts: 260 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Put a thin layer of mastic on the block to hold the burlap on then work in more mastic. Make sure to smooth everything out good before it drys as a big glob of mastic and burlap takes a while to sand down latter.

03-02-2008, 07:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
dukhuntr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Carolina Age: 29 Posts: 1,144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Looks good!! We'll see how they hold up next year. __________________ UPSTATE CAROLINA MUDBUDDY Prostaff MUDBUDDY complete line GATORTRAX BOATS Triton boats g3 boats 803-981-MUUD 803-242-1333 ======================================== Hunt with your kids, not for them.

03-02-2008, 07:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Yeah the first two didn't look that good, i might have to repaint but the individual one i thought looked pretty good.

03-03-2008, 07:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Canuck Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SC Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Phoneman, I have a doz. burlap herters i've had for about 15 yrs. have never done anything to them, but mistreated them, and they look the same as when I got them other than they could use some fresh paint. Get good at the painting and i'll pay you to paint mine since Cabela's does'nt offer this anymore __________________ 17x54 Excel hauling a HD 6000

03-03-2008, 07:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys well i looked at several different dekes that i have and some in magazines and tried to copy on this one. It looks kinda splotty up close, but the color of the mallard back is kinda speckled (lack of better word) black and grey. These decoys that i painted look real from 15 yards. I guess if they get close enough to look at the detail of my paint job, then they worked.

03-03-2008, 07:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys canuck, i've got alot more to burlap and paint so buy then i ought to be an artist and will be glad to paint them for ya. I've never seen a real burlap one before. does this look anything like one, texture and paint and all?

03-03-2008, 07:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys i'll just talk them to death. or just let dead eye dukhuntr take em.

03-03-2008, 08:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
dukhuntr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Carolina Age: 29 Posts: 1,144 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys That third shots a killer!!! __________________ UPSTATE CAROLINA MUDBUDDY Prostaff MUDBUDDY complete line GATORTRAX BOATS Triton boats g3 boats 803-981-MUUD 803-242-1333 ======================================== Hunt with your kids, not for them.

03-03-2008, 08:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
Canuck Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SC Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Phoneman, I don't live that far from you , Hartsville maybe I could get up with you and bring you a couple of the better looking dec's., so you could work on the colors, but these are in the old paint pattern. __________________ 17x54 Excel hauling a HD 6000

04-14-2008, 04:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
BIGMIKE Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois, Jersey Co.- But not a normal yankee. Age: 51 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Dang phoneman I wish my last ones looked that good. I think mine ended up looking something like a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a parrot. Needless to say they were retired several years ago.

04-14-2008, 09:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 27 Posts: 317 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Burlapping decoys Yeah, i got to get back to workin on em, been too busy painting my buddies boat, wiring it and working on the trailer. I can paint camo alot better than these dekes

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