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Thanks Guys About the oven ... I have tried preheating (both on the rack and in the pan) ... I just seem to not get enough of them painted before they need re heating ... Guess I am too slow .. Course I make the final cure in the oven with a couple of racks that I have made that slip in (one at the time) just right .. i can be cureing one rack while painting and loading the other rack ... will be doing a few next week (got a grand son getting married this week end and seems like "POP" gets caught doing some jobs that I never thought of ...) ... A lot of this is what works best for you .. and I am trying several ways ... I was sure glad to get into this powder painting from what I did years ago ... Epoxy Boat Paint .. Dipping racks, and all that good stuff... never did less than about 2 thousand at a time back then ... You mix that epoxy and try to use it down to the last drop. Also went the lacquer then dip in clear Epoxy Boat Paint to keep soft plastic from eating the lacquer up. Thanks Again JSC

Thanx Guys for the replies. I have been using a heat gun with good results .... with electricity prices going up I was thinking that the torch might be more economical .. and like Reeves siad .. you can see the flame. Just a new learning curve ... my shop is so hot right now (an exhaust fan and a floor fan and its too hot except early AM) will be doing more shortly with fall not to far off (and all that better fishing) ... Thanx Again guys ... the ones I did on the first try with the torch came out good just got to get the timing down ... and now I know where to concentrate in the torch flame. Later JSC

OK This may seem like a dumb question ... but ... I just got a Butane Torch to heat jigs for Powder Painting ... I have been using a heat gun & I am not "Swift" enough to heat them in the oven ... so I figured this would be faster, easier and cheaper & of course the first thing I did was melt a jig off the hook ... painted a few ... Now the questions 1. What part of the flame is the best to use ? 2. I know this will vary according to how large an item is but lets say for a 1/4 jig .. what is the aprox. time it takes to heat ? Thanx in advance for a little help on this. JSC

Hi I don't think you can get it much cheaper than a new one from "mbroggi1" .... I got mine some time ago from Ozark and added the stirring motor to it. (Got motor from Grainger) ... Or you can get the parts & put it together .... There are some good directions on a Candle pouring pot ... just place your valve at the bottom and not the side .... Hope that helps a little. JSC

finfever ... for the money I don't think you can go wrong with the Presto Pot .. I have used as little as 8 oz at a time ... for the little bit more for an electric stirrer is well worth it to keep your mind on pouring and not stirring. I have Lees Pots (small) and the time it takes to stir and adjust Temp will drive you up the wall (well me any way and I may be 1/2 way there as it is) .. An important thing (to me) is to have a way to adjust the heigth of the pouring spout to the mold .. Open molds you need to be closer and on Closed You need it higher. My 2 cents worth hope it gives you something to go on. JSC

The only reason I asked about using the Olive oil in the plastic was in case U had been using a scent and added it in together ... otherwise no need to add it ot the plastic ... PACKING is the main use. JSC

Bassnutts have U been mixing in with the pour any ?? or just to package? JSC

Just a thought ... been in my head many years ... the water color ... amount of light .. effects of clouds .. wave action and etc. have to play a big part in all of this and if some one can REALLY put it all together would be nice ... But I doubt being able to get all of the variables together is possible .... Cast .. Cast & Cast some more changing in between ... JSC

Stir ... Stir & Stir Some More ........... JSC

Just a thought .... have you checked the prop shaft to see if mono or what have you maybe wrapped around it ?? May be tighter going forward .. loosens up in reverse .... JSC

I'm fraid to weigh what I have around ... we all have more than we will ever use .. Bet that Bateau' ran a lot better with all of that weight out of her ... JSC

DVL Dude Check Out: Soft Plastic Cookbook JSC

kajan You are right I had both on my mind and "Electric Chicken" is the biggey all over. Also made the same with some other names ... Chartruse, Silv Flake, Pink (or bubble gum). JSC

One color that sems to be used every where is "Texas Chicken" Trouts & Reds ...And I am hear to tell you Kajan is saying it right about LA colors ... the guys I worked with from NO area sold colors that we in FL never thought of using ... but in those water colors change a lot I can ce from where he is comin from ... Thanx Kajan for gettin that strit for me as thos boys could not tell me why .... and one u mit no Nolan M. ?? He fished a lot of the Bass Tournaments down toward "The End Of The Road" and knows them marshes like the back of his hand. JSC

Check out "bojon" methord of dipping ... JSC

mr max 40 + years ago .. Netcraft, Reeds, Finnysports, Herters seems like their may have been a couple of more .. Senior Moment .. Mold Makers Amet, .. oh me blank again . but there was another .. Stir up the Gray Cells (not Gray Hair or as some would say "What Hair"?) Later JSC

I just ran a batch of all kinds of odds & ends. The attached photo shows the one on top before adding Blue Hi Lite of course the one on bottom is with Blue Hi Lite. Works great thanx for the tip JSC

Tony Yep remember the Old Netcraft ... they were around for many years ... Jann's was seperate from them for a while before they became the same company ... so much of Jann's resembels a lot of the old Finnysports and they were from Toledo ... Just curious Thanx JSC

Tony ... If I am not mistaken they were originaly (back in the 60's) Finnysports .. Toledo .. Do you know for certain? JSC

Wire baits are mostly Spinner Baits .. Check out previous posts on what you would like to make .. there is a lot of info on them ... Jigs are also included in the wire bait section. Have A Good One JSC

Try CarolinaMike he has an ad here as well JSC

Don't count out getting some one with quality injection equipment to do it for you. Figure your costs and how many you will be selling (aprox) and make your decision from there. Lures are notorious about getting hot then cooling off REAL QUICK ... the possibility of some one with capabilities and distribution all ready set up to "Knock It Off" can kill you as well. Just my 2 cents worth. Hope it may help a little .. JSC

Thanx 152 Will give it a try next re melt session. JSC

Every once in a while when re melting old stuff I get a color that I really like and it is ALL WAYS hard to duplicate. One of the first things I learned many years ago (making mistakes) was to color it BLACK when I remelted. I rememeber some of the old plastics when everyone got on to the Purple craze and most all of the black for a while would "sweat" out a little purple. Getting a consistent Purple was a real problem. In using "Dead" Worms (ones you have fished with) ... make sure the are DRY. JSC