Mags Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 I notice a lot of places are using what looks like a hammer finish for their jigs. It gives the jig a cool mottled effect. Anyone know what brand works best or am I off base on this being the finish. Or just care to elaborate on the process. Paint only or paint and then an epoxy finish etc. I know Krylon and Rustoleum make a hammered paint, but I found a brand named Hammerite that is supposed to be real tough stuff. I have been using powder paint, but the effect isn't nearly as striking as the hammered stuff. A quart of this stuff would do thousands of jigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Mags, Are you are referring to this type of paint? If yes, than this is powder paint. There are lots of places that sell this. Rosies, Caswell's and many powder paint companies. The powder however is not cheap in cost if you want quality paint. Edited August 3, 2009 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Is this powder paint or hammer finish paint with a coating? This is the Jewel football jig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 (edited) Mags, I can't tell by looking at it. You would actually have to have the jig in your hand and feel it. A hammered finish, when you hold it in your hand has dimples in it. It looks like someone took a ball peen hammer and hit the jig with it. A textured finish has a sandy feel to it. There is texured and Mini-Tex. Textured has a bigger sandy feel to and Mini-Tex is sandy but smoother. The pic above I attached is a veined finish. It is close to smooth gloss finish, but you can feel the spaces where the black color mixes with the gold or copper etc. All these finishes are available in a powder paint application. We used to use the hammered finish on our battery chargers. The reason for hammered finish is that it doesn't show fingerprints. In the real world that is not an issue on jigs. However that pic that you attached is a very nice looking jig............If you want I can look into the hammered finishes............PM me your e-mail, and I'll get back to you on what I find. Edited August 5, 2009 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannabeeFishing Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I know Krylon and Rustoleum make a hammered paint, but I found a brand named Hammerite that is supposed to be real tough stuff. I used some of the Rustoleum Hammered plastic paint to repaint the plastic fenders on my trailer and used the metal version on the bolts. It's a good looking finish and matched the galvanized trailer nicely. I'm not sure either used alone would be durable enough to use for a lure finish. If an epoxy top coat would adhere to the hammer paint, you should get a cool looking lure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
