bassindmax Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 New to powder painting so been reading several of the posts to get some tips and amazed at the amount of information available. Great to see so many folks willing to lend a helping hand. I've read with interest some of the posts about applying multiple colors by using the tap method with a brush. My question is about the brush, specifically what type and/or style brush is the best to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I don't know about the best because I use the least expensive. I buy them at Dollar General or Wally World in packs of 10 or so. They work as good as my wife's make up brushes that I "borrowed" once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 bassin, Welcome to TU and your first post. A lot of knowledgeable people here that powder paint from using the brush (tap) method to guys that use a special airbrush for powder paint. As far as what kind of brush to use, I use nothing fancy. I bought a pack of 6 different size brushes at Menards that cost a whole whopping $2.00. I believe it had a #2 and a #1 brush in there which I use the most of. The most I'd spend is a dollar a brush. Just don't get it stuck on a painted jig, because then they are trash. PM me your e-mail and I'll send you a pic of what I use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossboss2 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 what is the tap method?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 what is the tap method?? The easiest yay to explain it simply dipping a paint brush into power paint so the bristles load up with powder, then you hold the brush over the jig or lure you want to paint and you " tap" the brush in order to shake the powder loose and have it fall onto the lure. cadman can elaborate on it as he his a master at it, for me the airbrush is easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 what is the tap method?? The tap method is exactly what smalljaw stated. Nothing fancy about it. Load up a small paint brush with powder paint and tap the powder paint over a hot jig. If you look at my avatar that spinnerbait was done with the tap method. It works for me, however it takes some patience and a lot of practice to get the colors where you want them. You also have to plan out what colors you want more prominent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassindmax Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks for the feedback folks! Jigman, you "borrowed" your wife's make-up brush? bet she was ticked, especially after getting powder paint on her cheek! Cadman, thanks for the pic, that looks like it will work perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJS Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I just cut a swatch of material from my wife's nylon and stretch it over a 2oz jar of PP. Hold it in place with a rubber band. First I dip the hot jig in the base color then quickly apply a secondary color by gentle shaking/tapping the PP jar over the lure. Clean out eye then reheat to cure. I'm sure this method doesn't have near the finesse as the brush method, but it works for me. I'll see if I can attach a pic of a jig I did this way, then you can be the judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
