Rustyfawcett Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Have a question for the group I have painted hundreds of jig heads and have never used black up until today and what I'm coming across is that I'd say 10 or maybe 15 jig heads came out to almost a matte finish any reason why I am using fluid beds but I'm thinking I don't have enough air cuz it's not moving around like any of my other paints could that be the reason why that this is happening. When I put my jig head over the burner I'm waiting until it gets a gloss finish like I normally do with any of my other colors but I'm unsure why this is happening Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBull Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hello Rusty......I have found that I have to heat my heads for use with black powder paint more than with other colors. If not I get very light coat of black and the lead shows thru like a shadow of sorts making the black color look not quite right. ????? I'm sure others have better ideas for you. Good luck. ..... STEVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Do you bake the jig heads after painting them? If you do they will turn glossy. I heat with a heat gun but only hot enough for a very light matt finish. The keeps the paint from running when I cure the heads in the toaster oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfawcett Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) No i found the problem. It's matte paint. Grabbed the wrong paint stupid me. Edited July 26, 2017 by Rustyfawcett Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 8 hours ago, Rustyfawcett said: No i found the problem. It's matte paint. Grabbed the wrong paint stupid me. I was going to say wrong paint or if you bake some paints too long, they will turn flat with no gloss. Glad you solved your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfawcett Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 31 minutes ago, cadman said: I was going to say wrong paint or if you bake some paints too long, they will turn flat with no gloss. Glad you solved your problem. Cadman I pulled them out of the oven and they was all matte. They actually looks pretty sweet in the matte black. May have to play around with it now. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Matte black is a great color to use in clear water or in shallow water when there is sun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
