StriperCandy Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 I use an old kitchen knife I found for cutting bait. It's stainless, but the salt water keeps rusting it. I decided to powder coat it, and it turned out pretty good. While I was at it, I took a rusted spoon I had found in the water, cleaned it up and powder coated it white. I wanted a red stripe, but wasn't sure how to make a nice clean one. What I ended up doing was brushing some powder coat onto the glue side of a piece of scotch tape. After baking the white background to set it, I heated the spoon a little more over a heat gun, then laid the tape glue side down on the spoon. It melted right onto the spoon! Nice way to get a clean pattern onto a base coat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I like your idea. Are you going to try painting a jig head this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperCandy Posted July 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 I was thinking it's a convenient way to make a "decal". The layer of powder coating you get is pretty thin, and you can't bake it to completely set it-the tape will melt and shrink. Learned that the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 After you apply your tape decal/design. I bet you could dip it in clear PP and bake it successfully. I have done this with 3D eyes and been successful. Tip: To heat for clear PP, just heat near but not on decal .Heat just enough for the PP to stick then flow it out with additional heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperCandy Posted July 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 That might work if I use packing tape. The cellophane tape is too easy to melt. I also think I'm going to get glow powder. Maybe I can dust glow powder on the tape and make a glow decal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperCandy Posted July 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Turns out Glow Inc. is having a 30% off sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 On 7/19/2017 at 7:38 PM, StriperCandy said: That might work if I use packing tape. The cellophane tape is too easy to melt. I also think I'm going to get glow powder. Maybe I can dust glow powder on the tape and make a glow decal. Mylar PET Film Tapes are used in the powder coating industry and are available in clear or transparent. Source: ebay and alibaba.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperCandy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Interesting idea. Weird to think of mylar as heat resistant, but that's what they claim. I could use the clear like the scotch tape, or just use it to mask off areas. Thanks for the tip fshng. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) On 7/22/2017 at 8:42 PM, StriperCandy said: Interesting idea. Weird to think of mylar as heat resistant, but that's what they claim. I could use the clear like the scotch tape, or just use it to mask off areas. Thanks for the tip fshng. NP. Another tip: When I was on the alibaba.com site some vendors will send free samples. Depending on shipping costs it might help with R&D costs. Edited July 24, 2017 by fshng2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigboyz Bucktailz Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 I haven't tried quite the method you guys are talking about. I have however managed to make some vicious 2tone powdercoated heads by doing a basecoat then before the jighead cools sprinkle the second color. They are taking off like wild fire. I haven't seen anything quite like them done with powdercoat yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishCandy Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Them is nice. Look like Gobstoppers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeceSharpe Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 This is pretty new to me, will try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taklebob Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) This is really a great idea! I'll give this a try this July. I just have to fix my truck for now and get a headache rack for my kayak and I'll gather my supplies. Thanks for this! Edited June 28, 2018 by taklebob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
