Drakegunner Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hey all- I am starting to get better powder painting up some vertical jigs for our laketrout and whitefish and salmon thanks to the help on this website. I made a firetiger glo jig, but I need to add the black stripes to the back. I tried an "industrial strength" sharpie marker. It looked great, but eventually wiped off the powdercoating. So I'm asking what type of paint sticks best to a powdercoated jig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Well there are some very talented people on this site. As far as what works good as a black. You can try pin striping tape or use black electrical tape. Cut the profile out you want, stick it on your lure and clear coat it with E-tex or Devcon 2 Ton. I like electrical tape because it is thin comes in a lot of different colors and sizes and it's cheap and easy to work with. I use the tape to make round kill spots on my jigs. As far as paint goes, you can try a lacquer, but you will have to mask off. Also some lacquers will screw up the powder paint, as the thinner has a tndency to eat away at the powder paint. That's why I stick with tape. Edited June 20, 2012 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Ah, so deska! I wondered why some nail polish colors seemed to stay soft and gummy on powder coated jigs. I have always thought of powder coat as a kind of ceramic that is basically bullet proof. Doh!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 You can buy waterproof, smear proof pens at Michael's for less than $3. I bought one the other days and epoxied right over it without a problem. Just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Ah, so deska! I wondered why some nail polish colors seemed to stay soft and gummy on powder coated jigs. I have always thought of powder coat as a kind of ceramic that is basically bullet proof. Doh!!!! Mark, Yes, I've learned the hard way. Lacquer thinner and acetone are the biggest enemies of powder paint. Even if it's baked. You are correct, it leaves it gummy, sticky, stringy you name it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 You forgot yucky. It was as though I'd used vinyl paint, and then put on a soft plastic trailer. Yucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfart9999 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I have used Hard as Nails over powder with good results. You have to be quick and don't keep going over the area you are doing though. Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishAction Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I get good results with two part epoxy paint or Lurecraft's PolySil paint. The PolySil paint seems to bond better and dries quicker; Tried lot's of other paint but only these two gave good results. And no top coat is needed. Another thing to try is Powder Water from Columbia Coatings mixed with powder paint into a liquid form, applied and let dry completely before curing the powder paint as normal. I think Powder Buy The Pound has a version of it now. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I've never had a problem with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails, but Wet 'N Wild's chartruese turns powder gummy in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Go get the CSI Quick Coat Paint Markers, unlike a sharpie these are real paint and they come with 6 different tips to allow you to make thin lines or wide lines and even dots. Once you make your stripes you simply let it sit for a minute and done, it will last a good bit but to make it better put a coat of Devcon 2 Ton epoxy over it and it will be very permenant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Go get the CSI Quick Coat Paint Markers, unlike a sharpie these are real paint and they come with 6 different tips to allow you to make thin lines or wide lines and even dots. Once you make your stripes you simply let it sit for a minute and done, it will last a good bit but to make it better put a coat of Devcon 2 Ton epoxy over it and it will be very permenant. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Use powder paint and use a brush tap technique. It takes some practice but it works great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakegunner Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 These are great responses. I'm looking to avoid a top coat. What experience do you guys have with the powder water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakegunner Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Here is a pic of the jigs. I think I need wider stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Nothing wrong with your baits, they look fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakegunner Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks but that's before the stripes wiped off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakegunner Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Here is one with a wider marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakegunner Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Does hard as nails come in black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Does hard as nails come in black? Yes. Check out the makeup section the next time you're at a drugstore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
