Powder paint questions

[Ken Jones]

Bought a fluid bed from TJ's Tackle and it works nicely except with the colors black and white. I have new ProTec paint but these colors seem to be considerably heavier than the others I use. Can't get the "boiling" effect with these colors. Also after using these colors, when curing the jigs in oven as ProTec recommends at 350 for 20 min. I am getting some excess paint running which is creating a few "cone head" jigs. Need a way to stand these jigs up when curing so the excess runs down the hook and not to tip of head. This is not happening with all jigs in these colors but when I get a run it will most likely be with these colors. My theory is that not being able to achieve the boiling effect in the fluid bed the color is going on thicker and then on some creating a run upon curing due to the thick coat of paint. Are others having this problem and what have you done to overcome it? Thanks

Boy, I have had the same problem while painting my Jigs. I found out after heating the lead. I dip jig into Powder and if I leave it in to long it leaves more Powder on jig. When I precook at 350 degrees like it recommends on bottle it tends to run down on head and leave a waud on the head. I heat my heads with a small propane bottle with a blow torch assembled onto tank. If you heat lead to much the lead will melt. When lead looks a little shiny I dip into powder, in and out quickly. I hang on a card board box and let dry and cool down. When I get ready to cook I go threw each one clearing the eye. If you don't you will have problems clearing the eye to fish it. I cure in oven hanging bye hooks inside oven on racks. Put a flat pan under hooks in oven so if there to much power on lead and it drips off onto flat pan with aluminum foil inside cookie pan. The paint gets very hard and can use over and over again until you loose it. If jig has a nose on it I file it off..