walleye warrior Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 has anyone dyed thier own spinner blades? they sell them through netcraft andhagens, but would like to try it myself if practical thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Steve, I paint mine with powder paint and the candy colors come out really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 walleye warrior, Exactly what Basseducer said. Before the day of candy color powder paints, there was blade dip. I still have some. But it doesn't last long even if you clear coat it. If you want to use the blade dip on hooks then go ahead. But now with powder candy paints that's the only way to go on blades, and if you clear coat them that's even better. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleye warrior Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 thanks for the input! i have powdered some of my blades,and found that a lower temp of 300* worked better than the 350* or greater that i use for jigs.I am using a small toaster oven like most. Any input would be appreciated thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) thanks for the input! i have powdered some of my blades,and found that a lower temp of 300* worked better than the 350* or greater that i use for jigs.I am using a small toaster oven like most. Any input would be appreciatedthanks steve Steve I bake all my blades at 325 degrees, and it works just fine. On many I clear coat them with Devcon 2 Ton (30 minute) for more durability. If you want to see some pics PM me your e-mail. You will get a lot of info here from a lot of guys on their process. Learn as much as you can, it only makes you better at what you do. Edited October 6, 2009 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernet Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Cadman. How do you do that? Do you thin the D2T and do you put the blades on a drying wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Cadman. How do you do that? Do you thin the D2T and do you put the blades on a drying wheel? Fernet, I do not use a drying wheel. I also do not thin my D2T. I first put some wood furring strips on my table where I will lay my blades down. Next I mix my D2T. Then I take my finished painted blade with latex gloves and brush on D2T as much as I can cover on the blade, I then lay it down, take a needle and hold the blade in place in the middle (to keep it from moving) then brush the rest that I was holding with my fingers. Once I do 3 or 4 of them, I take a heat gun and run it over all the blades. It thins out and smoothes out all of the D2T and also any bubbles. I then have a small canopy that I put over all the blades to keep the dust off, and wait for it to dry................That's it.............I guess you can dilute D2T, but I would suggest not with Lacquer thinner or Acetone. If I recall correctly, I did that once and it started to melt my powder paint. I would say denatured alcohol would be the best. Also I don't think you would want to run a heat gun over anything mixed with lacquer thinner or Acetone. They are very volatile. You may want to try this on a scrap sample before you do a 100 blades. Hopes this helps some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
