hi guys ok i'll give my secrets away if you have decoys that have been shot or have a hole in them then here is what you do. go to the hardware store and get some "great stuff" it is a foam spray that you use for filling cracks in your house. drill a little hole 1/4 in the top of the decoy. drain all water out of it and spray it in the foam a little at a time, if you spray to much in at a time it will split it. but it works great. then they can shoot them and they will not sink. and will last for years to come. as far as paints go I have a airbrush kit and a small air compressor. it cost $40 for the kit and $125.00 for the air compressor. I get my paint from herders it last for two years or longer. this will keep your decoys looking good to be able to hand them down to your youth hunter. good hunting and let me know how it turns out.

stateline outdoors

Edited by - STATELINE OUTDOORS WATERFOWL GUIDES on 10/18/2002 12:48:47