Lenox2k Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Two qestions has anyone tried heating Sand to 350 or 400 degrees to use as a heat sourse for powder dipping? Also does the powder get lumps in it from having heated heads dipped into it? As you can tell I'm very new to all this. Lenox2k John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 John, if you are saying to heat the sand, then get a raw jig and dip it in the sand , and then dip it in the powder, then no I haven' t done this. First of all if that's what you want to do then you added another step, by heating sand. Why not just heat the jig, and then dip in powder? Also if you heat the sand and then dip, you probably will get sand on the jig or in the powder, which will give an unacceptable fininsh as far as I'm concerned. Answer to your second question, the powder does not get lumpy, from dipping hot jigs in it. It does get a little lumpy if it gets a lot of moisture in the powder from humidity. But the powder is still usable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haybay larry Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 John, I don't recomend heating your lure in sand either. A candle can do it but I prefer to use a propane torch you might have for plumbing projects etc. Set it on a low burning temperature. For my 1/2 oz. spinner baits I rotate the bait in the heat for about 5 seconds and dip in the powdered paint. If you are using a small container 3-4" deep just make sure to fluff the paint periodically. It is very easy to produce professional results this way....Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charkins Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 You can get a heat gun for a little of nothing. That's what I use to heat the jigs or spinners. I then bake them in a toaster oven to cure them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenox2k Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 As always I have several excellant answers to my question I want to thank you guys for the sound advice. The reason i was wondering about heating in sand is the is how I have always heated my plastic when shapping Pipe stems when making Briar pipes. But now that i think about it there is always a fine film of duct that hac to be wiped of after heating this way. Thanks again Lenox2k John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
