TwistedLargemouth Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Is there anything I need to look out for or things I should know? I have never painted a lure in my life so I decided im gonna start with spinnerbaits and jigs and once I get used to that i'll start painting plugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) First of all you have to decide if you are going to use powder paint for jigs and spinnerbaits or are you going to use Createx or lacquer paint: Powder paint : You heat the jig , swish thru powder paint , bake the jig and you're done. Createx: Is a water based paint. You will probably need to use primer, then paint and you must clear coat otherwise the paint will wash off. Lacquer Paint: You can use either an air brush or spray cans. Primer, paint and you're probably done. Maybe clear coat for durability. If you use lacquer, you must have very good ventilation. The fumes are bad for your lungs. That's about as simply put as I can tell you. Naturally there is a lot more to it than that. You need to decide which way you want to go. Edited February 21, 2019 by cadman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedLargemouth Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, cadman said: First of all you have to decide if you are going to use powder paint for jigs and spinnerbaits or are you going to use Createx or lacquer paint: Powder paint : You heat the jig , swish thru powder paint , bake the jig and you're done. Createx: Is a water based paint. You will probably need to use primer, then paint and you must clear coat otherwise the paint will wash off. Lacquer Paint: You can use either an air brush or spray cans. Primer, paint and you're probably done. Maybe clear coat for durability. If you use lacquer, you must have very good ventilation. The fumes are bad for your lungs. That's about as simply put as I can tell you. Naturally there is a lot more to it than that. You need to decide which way you want to go. I Have already decided i'll be using lacquer paint ant I also have an airbrush and a small air compressor all I need is paint thinner, tha toxic gas final coat stuff, and the stuff to clean the airbrush. But thank you I had no idea there was a way to do it with powder paint. is there anything else I should know as in do's and donts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, TwistedLargemouth said: I Have already decided i'll be using lacquer paint ant I also have an airbrush and a small air compressor all I need is paint thinner, tha toxic gas final coat stuff, and the stuff to clean the airbrush. But thank you I had no idea there was a way to do it with powder paint. is there anything else I should know as in do's and donts? I pretty much powder paint all of my jigs as it is the easiest. Pour, paint, bake, done. Maybe someone else will give you some tips painting with lacquer. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedLargemouth Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Thanks so much for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 I use etching primer (thank you Cadman), Createx painted with a small artist's brush, and clear nail polish for my spinnerbaits, swim jigs, and chatter baits. I powder coat my jigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
