Da big tuna Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 I have a question for ya all, I had a batch of jigs I put eyes on . They were powder painted and cured and then I painted the eyes on. The eyes scratch off pretty easy. Should I paint the eyes on before I cure in the oven? I could do a clear coat as well I guess but I would rather not. I use the eye paint pen by component systems I'm not sure I have the correct order .Thanks For any Help Tuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleye4 Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) You don't want to be heating up your eye paint unless you like big BOOMS! Use a good clear protective coat and they they will be preotected pretty good. Hope this saves you some headache! Edited February 15, 2010 by walleye4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 When I hand painted eyes and cured them with the head the eyes always changed color or the paint ran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da big tuna Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 A powder paint clear coat? I sure hope two little dots don't explode because I wouldn't want the bottle of paint in my house. Eeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleye4 Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 A powder paint clear coat? I sure hope two little dots don't explode because I wouldn't want the bottle of paint in my house. Eeks I use the liquid clear coat from Component Systems for my jigs. I paint the eyes on then after they dry, I dip in the clear and let it cure for a couple days. And yes, a couple dots of flammable paint on 500 jigs will go Boom! Had a buddy that blew up his garage cause of this! I store the laquer paint I use for my eyes in the house during the winter, just got to keep it away from the kids and any flames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da big tuna Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) So would it be safe to say I can use devcon 2t epoxy as a top coat and it wont run my eyes? This eyeball thing is driving me crazy. I love eyeballs on my jigs. Isnt there a paint thats easy to use that I can dot without a topcoat on powder paint that wont come off? ARRRRRGH I will not rest till I have it down . Edited February 21, 2010 by Da big tuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 So would it be safe to say I can use devcon 2t epoxy as a top coat and it wont run my eyes? I never had problem with Devcon 2 Ton (DT2), damaging anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
