danny boy Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 hi,firts time posting ,lots of great info here ,glad to be part . i want to color big blades NO:7,8,9,10,12 what would be best way :i d'ont intend to mass produce!thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Try watching the blade painting how to video from TJ's tackle. http://www.tjstackle.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 thanks, i was wondering if just floating the blade in the powder after heating did the trick witout the gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) hey guys i have been told by my supplier that i can powder coat up to NO:10 colorado blades in a 3 inch fluid bed ? is that right? what about big willowleafs? Edited March 25, 2014 by danny boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 You can make you fluid bed cups as wide and tall as you like. I usually run 2" wide by 12" tall cups for my saltwater slab jigs. The bigger the cups the more air and paint you need so size your pump accordingly. If you dont mind both sides being painted it should work. You can paint whatever size blades fit in your fluid bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 thanks kasi,i've never used a fluid bed ,so in say a 3 inch bed how much powder and air do i put in? the bed would be from lure making in canada and i have no info on the pump! does the powder completely fill the cup to the rim with air? or do the cup needs to be longer than the blade? by how much? thanks for helping!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Danny, As far as fluid beds go, if you use them, then yes you will get paint on both sides, because you will have to dip them. You can make any size fluid bed, that is up to you. Depends on how long the blade is, but a fluid bed at full boil, should be 1" give or take boiling from the top down. A 55 gal air pump will usually push enough powder to make it suspend having a two port outlet going into a tee and then into a valve. In the fluid beds I built, it takes about 6 oz of powder paint. Mutli-color is very do-able( is that a word) as well on blades . The picture below shows matching blades on a spinnerbait. The blades are #5 and #4 willows and are only painted on the convex side. The concave side is silver nickle. This can be done with any number of colors, however you have to lay out what you want where. There's a lot of good advice here. Depends on what you want your blades to look like. If you want to make blades similar to the pic below, PM me and we can go over the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedyarb Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I would paint them with createx paint, and then dip them in gst. Powder paint will add a lot of weight to a large blade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 thanks to everyone for the help,cadman your info helps a lot for the bed ,but for now i will do one color to test but not sure yet with bed or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 ned i am curius about what you said:weight of paint! but am not familiar with craetex and gst? could you elaborate? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 by the way cadman your bldes look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedyarb Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I feel the added weight of the powder paint effects the action of the blades. Createx is usually sprayed on with an airbrush, it's a water based paint. Gst is a concrete sealer , but it takes about a month to cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 thanks ned ,i googled createx and see what you mean,i will try the powder since i have it now and see how it affects the blades ,than well see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
