Jig Man Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I checked my box and needed to make some more jig heads today. We have temps in the uppper 70s and humidity in the lower 90s. I made some heads and hooked up the fluid bed. None of my paint would float. What do you guys do to overcome humidity in the paint cups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeves Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Jig Man, I keep one of those plastic picnic forks at my paint station. You have to help the paint fluidization get started. I take the fork and gently go to the bottom of the cup and lift the paint, this is with the air on. Air will slowly get under the powder and begin to break it up and get it floating like it should. My fluid beds have vibrators which help break up the paint and keep it loose during use. It is so important to keep your powder paints sealed tightly, both the storage containers as well as your fluid bed cups. Humidity is probably the worst enemy of powder paint. Try the fork and let us know how you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) I keep boxes of those round tooth picks on the bench. They come in handy a lot. I stir the powder paint to get it started with them, they are also used to poke open the eyes if I get to much powder in that area. Cut them down and use them for dipping into paint for putting eyes on also. No clean up, just toss them away. Edited July 16, 2009 by BLT addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I always stir my paint with a popsicle stick as I turn on the pump. It just wouldn't float up yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...