03-24-2007, 02:54 AM
I use powder paints EXCLUSIVELY on all my jigs and love it -- no mess, no fumes and you don't have to worry about the consistency. How I normally paint:
Jigs 4 oz and up I preheat in an oven at 450 degrees.
3/4 - 1 oz jigs I pour, clip and dip while their still warm -- perfect timing really once you get it down.
Jigs smaller than 3/4 oz ALL YOU NEED IS A BERN-O-MATIC butane or propane cylinder torch. You can turn the heat WAY down and you'll paint like crazy and a long time on a bottle. I've used the same bottle now for about a year or more and it's still have full. I do mostly use the first two methods for painting but the bottle last and you can get the bottle and torch part for about 12.00 and replacement bottles cheap.
Check out some of the jigs in my saltwater section at [url "http://www.dragonflylures.com"]www.dragonflylures.com[/url] and you'll see some painted -- everything painted was done with powder coating. I also have an airbrush powder gun I've played with some -- just need more time. Any questions I'll gladly help anyone out.
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Jigs 4 oz and up I preheat in an oven at 450 degrees.
3/4 - 1 oz jigs I pour, clip and dip while their still warm -- perfect timing really once you get it down.
Jigs smaller than 3/4 oz ALL YOU NEED IS A BERN-O-MATIC butane or propane cylinder torch. You can turn the heat WAY down and you'll paint like crazy and a long time on a bottle. I've used the same bottle now for about a year or more and it's still have full. I do mostly use the first two methods for painting but the bottle last and you can get the bottle and torch part for about 12.00 and replacement bottles cheap.
Check out some of the jigs in my saltwater section at [url "http://www.dragonflylures.com"]www.dragonflylures.com[/url] and you'll see some painted -- everything painted was done with powder coating. I also have an airbrush powder gun I've played with some -- just need more time. Any questions I'll gladly help anyone out.
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