Quote Originally Posted by skiptomylu View Post
Yeah I guess probably an average month I will do at least 1000 jigs and man I can't even imagine doing that even if I would like to. I love coming up with neat stuff for my customers as mush as anyone. That is what really drives me is doing something a little different and nice. Sometime I get into more than I bargained for too, LOL!

I do like the candy colors too, but having to coat them and cure them more than one time is a bit much. I would like to get a few more candy color though as I only have Orange right now. Seems a bit brittle though and not as tough as just regular powder paint. Have not tried Pro Tec's new candy colors though either as I got mine for a different Mfg. before they came out with so many.

Do you find they chip more unless you put some kind of clear coat over them?

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This is my personal opinion on lead and powder painting. The harder the lead the harder it is to pour, however the better the paint keeps from chipping. Naturally pure lead is easy to pour, and you also get perfect pours, but if you drop a pure lead jig, you will see that it dents, because it is so soft. The paint will chip faster. Finally the best mix I found for good chip resistance is 50/50 mix of lead. I personally use over 30 different powder paint manufacturers, and I really don't worry about paint chipping. You will lose more jigs, before you have to worry about paint chipping. I also have all the current candy colors, and I don't really have any problems with them. Finally a good hard clearcoat does help the powder paint last longer.