205pro Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I am some what new to powder painting and have had some good success with black and green pumpkin .The white and chartruse have been a diffrent story,the method I am using is preheating in the oven dipping in the paint cup swirling around in the cup then hanging in the oven to cure. I have used the same tempretures and times on all 4 colors.The problem is my jig hook eyes come out cloged up with paint when using white and chartruse,I have done a little experminting with time and temp with little to no success any help with this will be greatly appreciated.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Whatever you use to get your jigs hot is fine. Here are some tips to keep this from happening. First of all make sure your powder paint is fluffy in the jar. Second of all you say you are swirling it around in the jar. Don't swirl it around just stick it in the powder paint and immediately pull it out. It sound like you are leaving a hot jig in the powder paint too long and then the hot jig just loads up with powder paint. Remember less powder paint is better you can always stick it back in again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
205pro Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks it makes sense I will try that.Should I leave them in the oven for the full cure time then recoat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJS Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Yeah, heat jig to 350F and a quick dip (half a second) is all that is needed. After I dip in PP I cool it instantly in cold water then clean out the eye with the point of an old paring knife. Then back in the oven to curer 15 minutes at 350F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 You do not need to worry if you hold the jig right. First off just heat the jig head to a point where the powder goes on and has a DULL finish. That will be a very thin NO RUN coat of paint. Next hold the jig by the hook eye with a pair on hemostats or needle nosed pliers so no paint gets in the hook eye to start with. Hang them and bake them. There will be no runs and no clogged eyes. If all else fails you buy yourself a POPSNAGGER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allatoona bait maker Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I had the same problem but found that a pair of Split ring pliers clear the eye perfectly then hang them by the eye when curing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 You do not need to worry if you hold the jig right. First off just heat the jig head to a point where the powder goes on and has a DULL finish. That will be a very thin NO RUN coat of paint. Next hold the jig by the hook eye with a pair on hemostats or needle nosed pliers so no paint gets in the hook eye to start with. Hang them and bake them. There will be no runs and no clogged eyes. If all else fails you buy yourself a POPSNAGGER. I also hold them by the eye with a pair of needle nose pliers, and it keeps the eyes clean. If a little gets on the eye, I remove it before I bake the jig. It's much easier before it's cured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
