brendandrage Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hi all, I recently bought some green glo powderpaint, and I am not happy with the finished product. I heated as per normal and dipped in a fluid bed then baked as per the instructions but the finish is rough, blotchy and messy. I have applied 5 coats to each bait but there all the same. Anyone got the news on how to get the right finish with this stuff? PS CS Coatings product:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I've only used glow powder a few times and only white but I believe you need to use a white base coat no matter what color glow paint you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Brendandrage, First of all Smalljaw is correct all glow powder paints should be applied over a white basecoat. Also this may sound trivial but the jig head should be smooth and void of all gouges, flash lines and sprue marks. Finally if the paint is blotchy and rough looking, it means that the paint hasn't had a chance to melt evenly. It takes a little practice with glow powder paints to get them even all around. I only use the clear glo which has a light green hue, I did test studies at work on the clear glow and feel that all the other glows by Protech (CS Coatings) don't come close to the glow value of their clear. With that said I don't use the colored glows and I don't use the clear glow over a colored jig. Also if you put the clear glows in the sun, they definitely do glow longer.....This is just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendandrage Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks guys, I will try a white base coat on the weekend and see how it goes. Regards Brendan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendandrage Posted September 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Hi all, The white base coat certainly helped but still not rapped about the outcome, might shelve this one for a while and try your suggestions Cadman. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCD Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hi all, I recently bought some green glo powderpaint, and I am not happy with the finished product. I heated as per normal and dipped in a fluid bed then baked as per the instructions but the finish is rough, blotchy and messy. I have applied 5 coats to each bait but there all the same. Anyone got the news on how to get the right finish with this stuff? PS CS Coatings product:eek: Hey B, It sounds like you may have more of a temperature problem than a paint problem to me, I don't know what your normal heating procedures are... but I've found that the toaster oven method works best for me. I've tried the plumbers torch (disaster!), and heat gun... the heat gun is too tedious for me. I can heat 40 jigs in my toaster oven at once, but usually just do 10 at a time. I've found that 325-350 is ideal for alomst all colors (except white it requires a lower temp between 300-325). The white base coat is a good suggestion, but be sure to cool your jig and then cure it before adding a top coat... or you may have dripping and bubbling problems when you try to apply another coat! I've found that a base coat of a flourescent color of the same color as the glow will work much better (in your case green) I apply a base coat of flourescent and then cure, then apply 2 coats of glow and then cure again. The glow really glows well and is the color you desire! I hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
