Hawgwild Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Just started powder painting my jigs using fluid beds I learned to build from this site...thanks for that info... My question is about the powder buildup in the hook eye's...Guess that's the only real problem I'm having at this point as the powder can totally clog up the eye's....especially when I dip them again in a glitter coat... Wonder how others go about cleaning theirs...I would really not like to get any powder on the eye at all Not sure if it would take the heat or not but thought I might try shrink wrap on them, or even wraping a piece of foil over the eye's before dipping in the powder... Appreciate any comments.. Scottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookUp Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Mostly, I dont need to clean the eyes, because I dont use a fluid bed, I fill a fine tea strainer and tap the paint in place avoiding the eye. But if eyes need cleaning, before baking the jigs, I clean the eyes out with one of those elcheapo eye cleaning tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkin Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_29673_100011005_100000000_100011000_100-11-5 After I put my jigs in the fluid bed I use this eye buster to remove the powder paint before baking them. If you try to use it after thet have cured it is a lot harder. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickerel Pete Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Preheat a little less and remove from fluid bet a little quicker. Less heat and less time in the fluid bed should leave less paint on the head. This should keep paint from pluging eye of hook. Only need enough heat to make powder stick to head. It will look dry, no gloss. A quick reheat will smooth out paint. Then bake. I do #4 and #6 hooks with no paint in the eyes this way. Hope this helps. Garry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 When the jig is still hot, push the rounded end of a drill bit in the hook eye all the way through from one end to the other and pull it out. Takes out paint immediately, and works every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 While hot,push a toothpick through the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeves Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 I use a piece of stainless spinnerbait wire that is close to the size of the hook eye. While hot, I pass the wire through the eye and rotate it as I pull. This method collects the paint onto the wire and leaves the hook eye very clean looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 I use a piece of stainless spinnerbait wire that is close to the size of the hook eye. While hot, I pass the wire through the eye and rotate it as I pull. This method collects the paint onto the wire and leaves the hook eye very clean looking. You're absolutely right George, same concept different tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old man in the boat Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 What I found that works great is a used dental pick. Same as the drill and the wire but with a handle...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgwild Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Really appreciate the info folks.....I tried a couple of jigs using the shrink wrap and worked OK...probably should have pulled it off before final baking... Think using the wire pushing through the eye before banking may work better though...I'll try that next time.. Thanks, Scottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish devil Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I use a fluid bed and 2 hemostats. 1 hemo to heat the jig and then I use the cold hemo to hold the jig by the eye. Dip as normal and the hemo will keep the paint out of the eye. http://www.niffken.com/rcvids/ppaint.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr316 Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 If paint flows into the eye after baking the jig take a piece of buzz bait wire (for bigger hooks) or bend a lite wire hook straight (for smaller hooks) and heat it up and push it through it goes through the already baked powder like nothing. Before I started doing that it was a major pia to get the already baked paint out of the hook eye..... If your using a good fluidbed and not overheating the jig and letting it sit in the powder it should never happen though... but I get lazy sometimes:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish devil Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 IMO if the paint flows into the eye during baking you have way to much paint on the jig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr316 Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Read the last line in my last post I acknowledged that..... but it happens sometimes... unless your perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I still use a drill press and run a bit through the eye. Can do a lot of them very fast. Then again, I run a bit through my bank sinkers I sell with my rigs also, file/sand my jigs where the spru was cut off before coating.....I guess I'm anal, but the tackle sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I still use a drill press and run a bit through the eye. Can do a lot of them very fast. Then again, I run a bit through my bank sinkers I sell with my rigs also, file/sand my jigs where the spru was cut off before coating.....I guess I'm anal, but the tackle sells. Aren't you worried about burrs from the drill bit when you're using the drill press in the hook eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Haven't had an issue yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old man in the boat Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I use a drill bit as well but I rebake them to get ride of the burrs. I'ts a pain but then that's why it's premium tackle worth buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMALLIEHUNTER Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I have had the same problem when I have to double dip. I bought a split ring plier and sharpen the straight end. If you stick the sharpen end in the eye and rotate the other end around the outside of the hook carefully it cleans out nicely. Then bake to cure!!!!! http://www.barlowstackle.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&Product_ID=2224&CATID=115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookUp Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Nice video fish devil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 fish devil Like your video nice technique - pm me your snail mail if you want to try some micro mesh. It minimizes the volcanos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeylegs1246 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 To remove powder paint from the eye after curing heat the tip of an ice pick and push through the eye with a rotating motion. Let cool. Take a pair of split ring pliers and clean the eye of any remaining paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
