Jaw Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Could you guys tell me how you would powder paint a chatterbait type blade. I have done a few but haven't figured out how to hold the blade in the oven to cure without leaving a mark from hanging it with wire and I also get pooling of paint at the bottom when I hang it. I may just airbrush some but figured I would try this first. Thanks for any suggestions you can give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I use a Badger model 260 hobby sandblaster that is sold as a powder paint air brush. To paint 1 side you simply place it on a piece of wood and then spray, in order for the edges to be clean and not stick I lay flat tooth picks down and place the blades on those and when they cool I pick them up to get hung in the oven. In order to hang them in the oven, take paper clips and straighten them out or if you wire tie your skirts you can cut a few 3" pieces of wire and make your own "S" hooks to hang the blade. You simply put the wire through the bottom hole on the blade and then hang it on a rack or some sort and you'll be good to go. Both sides cant be tricky, what I do it I hold the blade by the edges using a needle nose plies that has fine grooves in the jaws, it lets me heat the blade, paint both sides and then hang and cool, you can also give it a quick dip in a fluid bed that way but you would have to do it so the face of the blade is vertical and it would have to be fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 For my personal use, I just hold with needle nose pliers at the end that has hole. I paint both sides and hang on wire hook to dry them. The small spot on the end that doesn't get paint doesn't bother me as I usually scratch them with the split ring anyway. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thanks guys I do it the way musky glen does I just haven't been dipping fast enough and getting to much paint on the blade I may have to try out the badger brush if I decide that the unpainted portion that my wire leaves is important enough for the investment. I was just wondering how everybody else did it and how much better of a system they had. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EironBreaker Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 You may be overheating the blade also. If you get it too hot, that can cause a lot of powder to get on the blade and then it will run or will cause it to stick to the wire when you hang it. Practice will tell you when you have it warm enough to make the paint stick but not too hot to cause you problems. Heat a little, dip it. If it doesn't stick, heat again and repeat until you find the magic temp. A little mark or unpainted location wouldn't be noticed by the fish, the blade is in constant motion. Sometimes we give a 1 lb fish 2 lbs worth of brains that we have. They really could care less. I have some crankbaits that are beat to death and still catch fish. If it has the right motion and feel, I think color doesn't really matter much. But I also understand wanting to have a nice looking lure to start with. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I do something similar to what Musky Glenn does. However if you want to cover up the spot that you were holding. Stick your blade on a piece of tapered dowel in one of the middle holes. Heat the end where the paint is missing, dust on powder until it blends in, let it cool flip over and do other side . Now you have a completely painted blade with no blemishes or missing paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I just dip and hang with wire. As long as you use the smallest wire you can get away with the wire won't leave a mark. You can't hang the blade with the same wire you dipped with. If I remember tomorrow I will post some pics. I have a couple hundred painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hahn Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Jaw: The ones that I have powder painted turned out just like yours. So, I just started painting them with fingernail polish. Most recently, I bought some of the blade stickers that are sold in the lure parts cataolgs...MUCH easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'll have to look into those blade stickers. I haven't painted many blades of any type to speak of so I do have alot of experimentation to do. I just wanted some black blades and all I have is silver so I decided to paint some. I haven't gotten my powder painting stuff out in awhile and completely forgot about the fluid bed I built a few years back I'll have to try it out on the blades l only really use it for crappie jigs and haven't tied any in awhile. I will have to play around with my heating time and weather to use my torch or heatgun maybe I can get better results from it. I need to pour some swim jigs soon and I plan to make some bladed jigs from some of these while winter is still hanging around. I just wanted to put these blades on some spinnerbait heads I've had poured for a few years now instead of buying new chatterbaits. Thanks for all the suggestions I guess I never really thought about painting blades until now just going to take some practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
