Guest tarbaby Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 I have just started to get into goose huntin a little just because a big pond by where I deer hunt always holds at least 500 canadians most of the winter. They feed mainly in two corfield.. one I hunt on and another just pass mine but they still fly over mine... well anyway I was given 8 floaters that were real old and decided to paint them up.. now my question is I used a shiny black color on a couple but was wondering if I should use more of a flat black for the heads or if it even matters? Also what color would be best for the bodies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Re: Painting Goose Decoy? It would be best to get a catalog or reference pictures off line and determine the colors. I would avoid shiny paints b/c they will glare when the sun hits them and flare birds. But roughly canadas have grayish bodies, white under rumps, little lighter gray on the chest, and black heads w/ the cheek patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Re: Painting Goose Decoy? I have some duck decoys that I bought back in my college days--darn those decs must be 20 years old. Well I decided I was going to give them the new paint job. First off I washed the decoys really well. Then I scrubbed them with a metal brush to roughen up the surface a little. I then got on Google and just typed in Mallard Decoys---got tons of pics--went to Home Depot and got some paint and gave them all a new paint job. I think it turned out ok. I painted the body and let the kids paint the beak. I would recommend using a flat paint. good luck todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_drop Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Re: Painting Goose Decoy? Personally i would spend the money and buy a goose painting kit. Cableas has them. Think they are around 20 bucks. That is what i paid for mine anyway 3 years ago. I have to paint mine about every 5 years because they get the heck beat and used out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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