powder paint eyes

[premo]

what is the best way to put eyes on powder coat jij heads that look good?why does netcraft @stamina sell powder paint but not jijs powder painted?

[Mac10]

get a quarter inch dowel, cut it into 5 inch pieces and use a pencil shapener to make ends of various sizes. Start by using Acrylic craft paint you can get from wal mart for about 44 cents a color. You will need white, red and black. Start with a large ended dowel piece and place a little white paint on a flat surface.....touch the dowel end to the paint gently and put it on the jighead.....one on each side. Let this dry thoroughly and then use a smaller dowel end to apply a black pupil to each white eye.....let dry thoroughly and coat with clear fingernail polish.

You can use red/white, black/red, black/white combinations, depending on the color of your jigs to begin with. Some prefer yellow/black, yellow/red also.

After dipping the dowel in the paint, and trying several jigs, you quickly learn how much paint is good to have on the dowel......I sometimes try it out first on a scrap of paper before hitting the jig.

[dayooper]

You can also use powder paint to put eyes on. Simply take a straw and pack the end of it with powder paint. Heat up the jig and touch the end of the straw where you want the eye. For a pupil, use a smaller diameter straw.

Benjamin

www.tjstackle.com

[The Dutchman]

Use enamel paint in the small cans. Use different nail heads. Dip in paint and lightly dab on jig side. Hang to dry. Use a smaller headed nail to put pupil if you want. Hand to dry and use Hard As Nails clear polish. Done