WVEric Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 After heating my jig head up I'm swishing it around in the powder but the paint is going on way to thick. So thick its covering the eyelet...to much heat?? I'm not sure...Any ideas...Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Eric, The easiest way to get consistent powder paint finish is like this. Let's say you have a 1/4 oz football jig you are going to paint. First you will have to find out how long it will take to get the jig hot so the paint adheres. So as soon as you put your jig in the heat source, start counting (1,2,3,4 etc) The magic number might be 12 I don't know because every jig style and weight will be different. So let's say you counted to 12, make sure your powder is fluffy, and swish the jig through the powder paint. Do not keep it in there, just swish it through once and take it out. When you take the jig out, it should look like the paint glossed over (or got really shiny) on the jig. Then rack it if that is what you got. If the powder looks dull, then the jig wasn't hot enough and you need to add more time to your jig in the heat source. Take the dull looking jig and put it over your heat source and it will gloss over. Do not put it in the powder again, unless there is no paint on the jig. Once you find the magic number on that jig all your 1/4 oz football jigs will be in that range...............If you need more help just ask and I'm sure you will get more responses. We're all here to help you out. Let us know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Eric I agree with everything Cadman said. The one thing I would add is get a fluid bed. This will make a huge difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Cadman is really spot on with his assesment but I think I may be able to help also. You can tell if your lure is too hot if you get smoke and strings, yes, strings, the paint will go on real thick and come out of the container in stings of paint. If the jig isn't hot enough it'll be just like cadman said, dull which is an easy fix as he explained, but the main thing is once you figured out hot hot to get the lure you must QUICKLY SWISH the lure in the paint or you'll get it too think and you'll have the same problem you have now, remember, practice makes perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 You have the advice from the experts ... Just worth more ... When you "Swish" the item "Tap" it off on the top edge of the container ... this will get rid of any loose powder ... JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntNnut Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'm completely new to jig painting, but I have found a few things out. Black paint seems to take less heat than watermellon and blue? My 1/2 poisontail jig heads take about an 8 count with black and 12 or so with the other two colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeves Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 HuntNnut, You are correct there. All colors vary in how they flow out and the amount of heat to get them there. One comment on Cadman's post. When removing the jig from the powder, it can sometimes take several seconds for your jig to gloss over if there is enough heat as opposed to having it glossy when removing it from the powder. Either way works great. Everytime I paint, which is almost daily, I learn something new about this stuff. No one said it would be boring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
