Heating jig heads tpaint

[oldwun]

I have been using those small cans of Sterno you get at WM to heat up my jig heads when I powder paint.. Now our local WM no longer carries Sterno due to druggies buying them. At least thats what the store manager said. How do you heat up your heads?

[JSC]

Hard to beat a heat gun ... Harbor Freight has the best price on one ... if you are doing a lot of them you might want to get one of them with more than 2 heat ranges.

JSC

[oldwun]

I have a dual stage heat gun left over from my electronic service days. How do you use it? Do you leave it on or? Lay it down?

[ifish]

I stand mine up and hover the jig over the heat with a pair of long hemostats rotating it to even the heat out. Watch the color and when it starts getting shinny its time for a dip .I use a B&D 2 stage heat gun. Tried candle,propane and toaster oven and the heatgun has the best range. My commercial jig friends use propane because it's faster. They do several hundred thousand sauger 1 1/2 oz. jigs a year and a heat gun takes 20 secs. to heat.My heat gun takes 9 secs. for most 1/8 oz. jigs. I have had my heatgun for over a year with no problems.$19 at Lowes. I saw some Harbour Freight guns for $9.Oldwun I like the name of your town.....Ifish

PS: Oldwun be very careful with the end of that heat gun . Been burnt several times leaning over the table or reaching around the gun to get something until I wrapped the barrel with some fire door seal tape. Still have the scars !! If you can't find something to wrap the barrel with PM me your address and I will send you some fire door tape.

[Baxter1]

I started out with a cigarette lighter,now i use an alcohol burner lamp.

[Buckwheat 1]

I use one of those little propane heaters that you would use in a tent. Takes about 6 seconds to heat an 1/8oz. jig. Hold with pair of needle nose...works great!

[gabulldog]

heat gun only way i would do it anymore

[bassman356]

I use a two setting heat gun from Ace hardware. Works great for me. Just don't let the Rottweilers in the room while you are painting!!!

[Yodibuzz]

i ve tried it all and the heat gun is best. adjustable temp is nice but not a must have.
just don t over heat jig head and let it melt and drip into gun it will short out.

[skiptomylu]

Have 2 heat guns and don't really like them that much for this, wires in the way if you kock it over or catch it with your sleeve or something else. I use an alcohol lame and love it, you can get one from Barlow's Tackle where I got mine. Alcohol is clean burning (no black stuff).

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