powder paint

[Mr. Sandman]

Tried some with mixed results. How do you apply it? Dipping it in the jar? Large jigs are hard to get in there and swirl around and it picks up too much powder and gets gloppy.
How hot should the jig be?

[NIB]

U gotta fluff the powder.use a small stick.Every jig.

[Jigman]

Try putting the powder in a larger container (like a cheap tuperware type thing). It will give you more room to swirl the jig. And do like NIB suggested, fluff the powder every few jigs.

Jigman

[NIB]

then bake em for a good tough finish.i donated my toaster oven for this.no more french bread pizza's man i loved them.

[Crafty Angler]

What NIB and Jigman said. Fluffing the powder is important when you're dipping them.

I use a Wagner hot air paint stripper to heat the jig and then dip it - if the finish is a little globby I just pass it over the heat gun again to smooth it out and then bake them. With the lead hazards though you don't want to bake them in the same oven the missus makes brownies in.

Make sure the eyes are clean before you bake them, though - it'll make life a little easier.

I also 'pickle' the jig heads first in vinegar to etch the surface of the lead - it seems to help with adhesion a little, too although I haven't yet found a combo that will make them 'rock-proof' for my area.

[beamie]

Sandman,

Larger 4oz jigs get tough in that little jar don't they. Really need to buy more paint and like others said dump in a bigger container.

I have noticed that some colors do swipe and fluff better than others, don't know why.

The extra paint will never go to waste, When I get low on a color I start mixing colors together which makes weird colors some good, some bad.

Have been using my wifes oven tough. Thought it wouldn't be that bad since I'm not melting the lead. But like crafty said maybe I shouldn't.

I am very impressed with the awesome hard finish, tough not rock proof. I have been thinking of experimenting with boat fittings like my morse shifting box. The chrome is going and I am thinking of disassembling heating and sifting powder over it. Might come out nice.

[ProfessorM]

I glassbead the jigs first. This seems to aid in adhesion of paint or the powder paint. P.M.

[Mr. Sandman]

When you guys say fluff the power do you mean you stir it up while you are dipping? or in between the jigs? Or you kick a little powder towards the hot jig with the a small stick?

The tiny jigs seem ok but the larger one I am not that consistant. (need more practice) I seem to bet too much powder on the jig in some places and not enought in others.

I may try air-brushing some (with regular paint) then an epoxy topcoat.

I have been using my outdoor BBQ that has an oven and thermostat but I am going to get a separate baking device, I don't like lead near stuff I plan to cook on.

[NIB]

I do jigs up to six oz.in the little container the stuff comes in.Fluff means the powder should not be compacted when u stck the jig in what do u think it means.loose powder spreads around the jig easier than compacted powder.Get it nice an fluffy an jam it in an pull it out. I just tap the ezcess off on the edge of the jar.I'm makin a jig not a mona lisa i don't think the fish ever noticed if one came otu a little lumpy.Like crafty says cleanin out the eyelet is easier before u bake em.

[Jigman]

Originally posted by Mr. Sandman
...I may try air-brushing some (with regular paint) then an epoxy topcoat...

You could do this, but it seems like a whole lot more work than needed. After all, the first rock or two that your jig hits the epoxy will chip right off and the jig will look like crap. Not sure all the extra work is worth the trouble for something that you'll likely lose real quick anyway. The powder paint holds up waaaay better and its a lot quicker to apply. If you are trying to get fancy with it, you can do multiple colors with the powder.

Jigman