Vinyl or powder coat?

[M_a_c_k]

What do you ladies and gentlemen prefer, vinyl paint or powder coat? Because I'm planning on starting a business. I was wondering what is best for painting jigs in bulk and the pros and cons of your opinion on this matter? And please answer the poll at the top of my thread. It would be greatly appreciated.

-Mack

[PBUG2009]

powder for bulk. Vinyl just takes to long to base coat, then color coat, and then clear coat..

[snake River]

I love both it's kind of hard to pick for me because I use them both together quite a bit I do like vinyl very much because it is very tough also is powder paint but they're still a lot of work on both powder paint is time-consuming because you have to Kier It in the oven vinyl you have to wait for it to dry but if I have to choose I would probably pick both of them is be and even to work with but I will favor vinyl because I enjoy working with it the most the only thing with powder paint is you can do some very interesting stuff so there you have it.

[jusanothajoe]

powder paint, dries in about 5 sec, and no stinky up the house

[Redman]

I use both but if you are going to paint numbers it would be best to use powder. Making a profit = time and have to agree with PBug vinyl take way to long. Go for the powder and make money. Follow your bliss and be happy my friend.

Redman

[WiCrappie]

Up to you..... Vinyl can be tricky to work with. Gotta have the right humidity and ambient room temp, the paint has to be the right temp and consistency. Vinyl smells so you need to use lots of ventilation. Plus it is ridiculously flammable. On the upside if you are setup for it you can paint a rather large number of jigs at once. I set myself up with a system of dip trays, rods and racks. I could paint at least 2 dozen jigs in one fell swoop. Repeat as often as possible and soon you have a ton of jigs. That's just one coat though. Gotta hit it again. and again and again. 2 coats of white, the color and then a clear-coat. Best if each has cured off completely before doing the next. The last thing vinyl has going for itself is that a few solid colors, most specifically the fluorescents look much better in vinyl than they do in powder. In fact I powder most everything now but still use vinyl over powder for Flame Red.

Powder is a near miracle. No smell. You can work fast and the colors look really good. It's environmental requirements are much less stringent. You can go from bare jig to a fish-able one in under 10 seconds. To much paint when you cure and they will drip. I do know that there is a bulk fluid bed out there with a motor/vibrator that makes powder painting a ton of jigs at once a breeze. Cure it and it's tough. Still not as tough as cured vinyl but tough. If you are doing any sort of shading, blending or fading then it is the way to go. Plus doing any of the glitter or flake finishes is far easier with powder.

Best thing I can say is to try both. For me I'd lean towards the powder and break out the vinyl only when I couldn't get a satisfactory color in powder.

[PA_Slabs]

Up to you..... Vinyl can be tricky to work with. Gotta have the right humidity and ambient room temp, the paint has to be the right temp and consistency. Vinyl smells so you need to use lots of ventilation. Plus it is ridiculously flammable. On the upside if you are setup for it you can paint a rather large number of jigs at once. I set myself up with a system of dip trays, rods and racks. I could paint at least 2 dozen jigs in one fell swoop. Repeat as often as possible and soon you have a ton of jigs. That's just one coat though. Gotta hit it again. and again and again. 2 coats of white, the color and then a clear-coat. Best if each has cured off completely before doing the next. The last thing vinyl has going for itself is that a few solid colors, most specifically the fluorescents look much better in vinyl than they do in powder. In fact I powder most everything now but still use vinyl over powder for Flame Red.

Powder is a near miracle. No smell. You can work fast and the colors look really good. It's environmental requirements are much less stringent. You can go from bare jig to a fish-able one in under 10 seconds. To much paint when you cure and they will drip. I do know that there is a bulk fluid bed out there with a motor/vibrator that makes powder painting a ton of jigs at once a breeze. Cure it and it's tough. Still not as tough as cured vinyl but tough. If you are doing any sort of shading, blending or fading then it is the way to go. Plus doing any of the glitter or flake finishes is far easier with powder.

Best thing I can say is to try both. For me I'd lean towards the powder and break out the vinyl only when I couldn't get a satisfactory color in powder.

2x... My workshop is 60 or less in the winter. Makes for longer dry times but you learn to work around that.

[dvuks]

I use both, some colors you can't get in powder

[revtoby]

powder..its predictable...in the south its up or down with vinyl.....humidity.

[shipahoy41]

Welcome from Alabama. You can do more in bulk using powder paint as well as have a consistent uniform color to the jig heads.