lead jigs-paint or powder??

[Surely Bassey]

I'd like to try and put a few bucktails together from molds. So what are the pros and cons of spray paint or powder?
Artistic I am not....

[Jigman]

Its probably more of a personal preference than anything else. I've had good luck with the powder paints. Produces a nice, hard surface without any fumes.

Jigman

[ROCFISH]

Yeah, like Jigman said, personal preference. I use the vinyl paints, they work great but I've seen plenty of powder paint work and its pissa to. Depends on how you want to work. I don't have a heat source handy so I put up with the fumes (actually use a respirator)
A friend of my uses powder paint and bakes em on his barbeque. Either way a lot of good work can be done, just a different technique involved. Depends on your own preferences.

[Surely Bassey]

Do you have to treat the lead coming out of the mold to accept paint?
I think I may try some powder; I have a propane torch to sweat copper pipes....

[ROCFISH]

No, just trim away any excess and paint.

[Redsoxticket]

Jigman: Would you share how you designed the fluid bed in regards to the how you forced air thru the bed and what is used to vibrate the cup?

THX

[Jigman]

Propane torch will work fine for heating the heads. No special prep needed. You'll need an oven to bake them in afterwards. You can get a cheap toaster oven that will do the trick. Just need to set up a rack in it to hang the jigs. They can be used without curing in the oven, but the paint will not hold up as well.

The fluid bed I use came from Component Systems. They make the powder and vinyl paints.

Jigman