NC_stipers Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I have started pouring my own jig heads for bigger bucktails. I have no issues with single solid colors in powder painting, but I want to change it up a bit. I am lost on doing a base powder coat covered with a candy top coat. How do you keep the base coat from bubbling when heating for the top coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 If your bubbling the base coat you have way too much heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Use a heat gun and count seconds then dip. Add or subtract seconds until you get the right count for the second coat to go on. Once you do that then you have a repeatable formula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I can tell you from my experience, that candies over a base coat is harder to apply. Cady powder paint has a tendency to run and burn quicker than other solid colors. What I would do is put your base color on and bake it. Then take the jig re-heat it and put your candy color over it. The problem here will be, that since your base coat is baked it is going to need more heat to bring it to a softer texture so your candy color will adhere, so don't burn your base coat. Once you get your base coat warm to hot, put your candy color over that. It should adhere to your base coat. If it all bubbles it is to hot, if it doesn't look melted it isn't hot enough. If you don't get it hot enough with your candy color, run it over the heat gun until you see the candy color melted. Make sure you keep turning the jig over the heat repeatedly to keep it from burning. Once you get a smooth finish on both paints, you are ready to bake both colors again. When you bake both colors, the powders will cross-link for powder make-up composition. You can try to bake it at your regular temp., but I think your candy color may run. If that is the case, turn your temp on your oven to 275-300 degrees and see how that comes out. This will be a trial and error exercise. Once you get it figured out write down all of your notes for next time. What you are trying to do does in fact work very well, however it is very touchy and will take some astute observation on your part on what is going on. I hope this helps. If you need more help you can PM me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 What I do is heat bigger jigs in my toaster oven set at it's max of 500*f. Then I have a dual fluid bed going. If I dip fast I can dip the white basecoat then the topcoat on one heat quite easily. Then I hang to cool and do the next one. When they are all done I bake as normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahlski Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 I base coat with white or chrome depending on which effect of candy I am going for I fluid bed base coat. Reheat with plumbers torch. (This is what I have always used to heat jigs) then use a powder air brush to apply candy Same colors of candy top is chrome base and bottom is white base 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
