microtek60 Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Can anyone tell me what kind of paint is used on jigheads that you buy from like Dicks or BPS or cabellas. The jigs that I am talking about are the roundhead jigs that come in 5-25 packs. Is it powder, vinyl, emamel, I just was wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Microtek60, I can only speak from what I used to buy from BPS. I don't know about the others, but that's why I started making and painting my own jigs. I used to buy bulk rnd head jigs from BPS, and to me whatever they put on them isn't worth my money. The paint chipped off and if you look in the bags the quality was poor. There quality now still in my opinion isn't much better for the money. At the time about 7 years ago, the only jig that was quality in my opinion was made by Northland Jigs. Also I didn't know about TU until a couple of years ago, otherwise I would have bought my jigs from the guys here. Top quality stuff at a reasonable price. TU guys have the quality, and the commitment to make excellent stuff. and I will support them. Just my honest opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microtek60 Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I completly agree that their paint is not the best. I make hair jigs and powder coat them but I am getting ready to take it to the next level and start a small business with the jigs and other sinkers and was going to make roundhead jigs by themselves in bulk but was not sure what to use to paint them. Should I use vinyl paint or keep using powder? Which would be more cost efficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I started with vinyl paints way while back. The only thing I got from it was a headache. You need to have good ventilation to use vinyl paint, and I'm not joking. But there are guys here that do use it, so they may give you more info. I only use powder paint, and would use nothing else on jigs, unless, like now, I'm getting into airbrushing. If you want to do mass painting, then you should invest in a fluid bed. You can either make your own if you are handy, or buy one from tj's tackle, his is top shelf, and very affordable. I have 30 different molds that I pour for different people. It is very rewarding. However don't quit your full time job. This hobby is more of a passion to do quality work. It doesn't pay enough to make a living off of, at least I haven't found it yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microtek60 Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 yeah definitely not quiting the day job. This is for fun and just to see what can happen. Very small budget of 1000.00 to buy a bunch of molds and see were it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 By the way I forgot to give you the link last night to TJ's tackle. Here it is www.tjstackle.com. Nice guy to deal with also has excellent prices on powder paint. Definitely check out his website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee jigger Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 yeah definitely not quiting the day job. This is for fun and just to see what can happen. Very small budget of 1000.00 to buy a bunch of molds and see were it goes Just re-started my self.Too long away from tinkering. Go with the powder paint. Ill try and post pics on sunday of an order i just finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grub_man Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 From my experiences of buying them and busting the eyes out, I would guess that a lot of painted ball heads are uncured powder paint. I'm sure that if you busted all of the eyes out and baked them they would hold up much better. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Grub_man, you may be right on that. Except for one thing, if I have to bust out the eyes and bake a commercial jig and pay money for it, then what's the point? Not a stab at you just a statement about some of the commercial crap out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Party Crasher Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I'd like to know what paint Cubby uses on Mini-Mites. I tried to get the paint off one of their heads and it was near impossible even with the nastiest chemicals I have in the basement. Brush Cleaner, Acetone, Xylene... It laughed at those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grub_man Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Cadman, That is the reason that I choose to use unpainted lead these days. The fish have told me that they really don't care. I do know that color matters to some. There aren't many things fit to use right out of the package. I don't think it is worth the price of a commercial product that you must tinker with to get to perform as it is supposed to. Also the reason that I began lurking around here to get good info on how to do things myself a little. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I'd like to know what paint Cubby uses on Mini-Mites. I tried to get the paint off one of their heads and it was near impossible even with the nastiest chemicals I have in the basement. Brush Cleaner, Acetone, Xylene... It laughed at those! You will have to try MEK or MIBK or paint stripper. These are nasty chemicals! My daughter uses nail polish remover, that is Acetone. Care if I ask why you wanted to remove the paint off of those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Party Crasher are you curious on what kind of paint they use, apparently it is pretty durable, if you find out let us know. You can take any PP off with a heat gun. The heat will burn the paint, and harden it. At this point you can peel it off or scrape it off. Be careful cause it's Just don't overheat it and melt the lead. Actually it's cheaper to toss it , and pour and re-paint a new one, by the time you get done screwing around with it. Grub_man, I totally agree with you, on some days, un-painted jigs work better, also I know many pros use un-painted jigs. But I do believe that color is an added plus, and you can show off your work to your friends. Plus color makes them look so pppuuurrrtttyyy. As far as making, painting and pouring your own jigs, you came to the right place. Myself and many others in this forum, are more than willing to help guys out on the right track. The rest is up to you. Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I think the mighty mites are lead free and if they are the metal will melt at 240 degrees. The paint is most likely vinyl with epoxy over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microtek60 Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 All very good info also I am in the process of making my own fluid bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
