boatmanz2003 Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 hello, ican coat small jig heads with a nice finish but have trouble when i move to larger jigs and end up with incomplete coat and one that has a grainy look to it, using a toaster oven to cure, following recommened temps and cook times if i dip large jig in power i get too much coating so i went to a salt shaker but still have problems with end result of quality, should i go to vinyl paint? or is there a way to correct my problem with power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavu Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 First, make sure your jig heads are good and hot. The best method is to dip the jig head into the powder paint. To do this, the powder paint must be loose and "fluffy". Assuming you are using the two ounce cans, turn the can upside down and tap the bottom so the powder will drop to the top. When you turn the can right side up, the powder will fall back to the bottom and will not be packed. You will have to do this proceedure every two or three jigs. You will need to dip the jig into the powder paint and rapidly remove it then tap it on something to remove any excess powder. If the jig is hot enough and the powder loose enough and if you dip fast enough, you will get a nice even coat. See the "Powder Paint" tutorial or feel free to email me for any additional info you might need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGMAKER Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 ...make sure your jig heads are good and hot...the powder paint must be loose and "fluffy" Cavu's advise is on the money hot jigs dipped fluffy powder paint. I have been making eight and sixteen oz. jigs for trolling. The only way I would recomend doing large jigs is to heat them in an oven then powder paint them using a fluid bed, and back into the oven to cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky_man Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Jigmaker, Use a paint stripper gun to heat the head and put some powder paint into a shaker and make really fine holes. Then just shake it on when the jig is hot. Use two containers of powder paint and shake the powder from one, over the other and the jig head at the same time. That way you recover any unused PP, in the second jar of PP. Works well. musky_man Reprobaitlures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
