fishnde Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I just poured my first batch of jigs which came out great thanks to all the info avalible here. My first attempts with the powder paint did'nt fair so well, can I just put the jigs back in the melter and try again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloomisman Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Whats wrong with the powder paint? You can melt that off in the lead pot but its nasty and really not worth it unless your pp is really screwed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) fishnde, If they are for yourself just fish them. If the the jig itself is good before you painted it and you have a really bad paint job you can take the whole batch of jigs and put them in a bowl of paint stripper. In an hour or so you will have clean jigs. The jigs will get dull from the stripper, but this will not affect the new paint you will apply. You will have to take each jig out wipe it down and then wash it in water, and then let dry. If there is still some paint on the jig after you take it out of the paint stripper just put it back in the stripper for another hour, preferably clean paint stripper. I use Bix paint stripper which I bought by the gallon. As far as stripping jigs goes this all depends on how many jigs you have with bad paint jobs. If you have 5 or so it's not worth the time. If you have 100 and you don't want to pour again then maybe yes. This is your call. Stripping jigs is a slow process but it does work...............Like Gman said I would not re-melt them in your pouring pot. The paint smells horrible and you are going to have to re-pour them. If the jigs are good strip the paint off as mentioned above and you will save re-pouring time......Your choice. If you need more help PM me. I'm sure you will get more advice here as time goes on. Edited September 8, 2009 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeves Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 fishnde, A quick easy way is to just re-heat the jig to the point the powder paint is wet looking and wipe real quick with a rag. You will remove about 95% of the paint, leaving a little residue. From there you can re-heat and paint them again. The residue that was left will not affect the new paint job you will be applying. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnde Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Thanks for the fast replys. The powder paint was heavy in some spots and not covering in others. Its the first 15 i did getting a feel for the powder paint. I was just curious about dropping them back in melter. I'll just fish them. Wish I'd started doing my own earlier would have saved a fortune on jigs. Got to try'em out today:yay: worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Thanks for the fast replys. The powder paint was heavy in some spots and not covering in others. Its the first 15 i did getting a feel for the powder paint. I was just curious about dropping them back in melter. I'll just fish them. Wish I'd started doing my own earlier would have saved a fortune on jigs. Got to try'em out today:yay: worked great. You want good paint finishes get a toaster oven and see cadman about a fluid bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnde Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Would the toaster oven be for the curing or preheating prior to paint? I still dont understand the fluid, bed exactly how does it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Would the toaster oven be for the curing or preheating prior to paint? I still dont understand the fluid, bed exactly how does it work. There are several ways to paint. You need to find what works for you. I heat each jig with a heat gun, swish it through the powder paint jar or fluid bed and then rack it. Ready for the rack to be put into the toaster oven. Or you can preheat all the jigs in a toaster oven in lieu of the heat gun, then take the rack out and start swishing your jigs in the powder paint jar or fluid bed then rack again and it will be ready for curing. Either way all jigs have to be baked. The baking cures or hardens the paint.................A fluid bed is a chamber that holds a powder paint cup with powder paint. There is an external air pump that pushes air into the chamber which then pushes the powder paint up in a fluid bed cup and fluidizes the powder. The powder looks like moving water. This process puts a thinner and a more even coat of paint on all of your jigs. You can either buy one from Benjamin Welcome to TJ's Tackle or if you are handy you can get instructions from me. Sometimes it's easier to just buy one. Benjamin's units include everything ready to go right out of the box. You can't beat the set-up Edited September 9, 2009 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 TJ's has some excellent Videos on how to do it and will answer a lot of your questions. Hope that helps JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Melting painted jigs in the garage is a good way to get kicked out of the house lol. I have bought a lot of really old jigs at yard sales and auctions that were in box lots for all but nothing, or they came in the tackle box that I bought. I use a turkey fryer burner and a cast iron pot to rough melt the lead, flux and clean it into ingots outside the house. This is where I melt down any ooop's of mine, wheel wts., or the junk jigs I bought. It is a NASTY smell that comes from that paint. The jig will melt fast, then the paint just floats on the top and smokes. Skim it off the top, drop it in an old and dry can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Always fished the messed up ones myself, but I'm gonna have to try that heat up and wipe off trick sounds good. Thanks Fatman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGary Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Always,always clean the paint out of the hook eye before you bake them!! If you don"t ( and I Have) you'll spend a evening trying to get that hard paint out of the hook eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnde Posted September 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I got plans for a fluid bed from cadman:worship: Its a great improvement over dipping from a cup. The paint goes on evenly, and thin enough that you don't need to punch out hook eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I got plans for a fluid bed from cadman:worship: Its a great improvement over dipping from a cup. The paint goes on evenly, and thin enough that you don't need to punch out hook eyes. I'm glad this helped out. That's what we're all here for to help each other out. Just think of all the frustration there would be if there was no internet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCD Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I just poured my first batch of jigs which came out great thanks to all the info avalible here. My first attempts with the powder paint did'nt fair so well, can I just put the jigs back in the melter and try again? I have found a paint stripper called Citrus Strip (available at Wal-Mart in the paint section), it has no noxious fumes and is safe to use indoors. I had some problems when first starting out powder painting and found that I can put the painted jigs in a bowl of the stripper and let them set for 24 hrs, then just hit them with a sharp stream from a garden hose and they come out clean! I still use this method on some of my "experiments" and some of my earlier jigs that I did... before my ability improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
