Powder Paint Headaches & Fixes

[AWMiller]

Hey gang... I'd posted up the comment below on a different thread and thought it might be a useful tool to have a central discussion on fiasco's that you've run into with powder paints and how you overcome them.

(If a post like this already exists please nip this one in the butt!)

I had bought some powder paint from Bass Pro Shops (watermelon flake) once.... Got home and opened it up and it should have been named Funky Chunky!!!! Talk about boulders of paint 'rocks'!! I tried everything.... crushing it, smashing it, cursing it ... but each time I'd put it back into the bottle it would just clump right up again!! Finally had it sent back to BPS and got it replaced. Now I'm sure to open up the bottle to make sure it's nice and fine! But by all means... keep it away from moisture!!

so what problems have you had and how did you overcome them?

[LMBarnett]

nipples on the tip of the head after curing... used less heat and more time in the curing oven.

Thanks Crappie.com members for this one.

[FishersOfMen]

less heat when dipping works for me.

[fishing buddy]

Only problem i have is i want every color:D

[cadman]

Only problem i have is i want every color:D

You should be grateful you don't, I have a 100+ colors, and I don't have enough jigs to put them on. It is nice though with all the colors, I can mix any color I want.

The only problem I ran into was that I was blending 6 colors over a jig. My last 3 colors to be applied were yellow charteuse followed by purple on the upper flank and finally black on the dorsal line. Everything blended perfectly. I then went to cure the jigs, and the purple blnded into the chartreuse yellow and turned it green. Man was that ugly on this particular jig. Solution: apply and blend all but the last 3 colors and then cure. Go back and blend in the other 3 colors. Works like a charm. This is what it's supposed to look like.

[fishing buddy]

You should be grateful you don't, I have a 100+ colors, and I don't have enough jigs to put them on. It is nice though with all the colors, I can mix any color I want.

The only problem I ran into was that I was blending 6 colors over a jig. My last 3 colors to be applied were yellow charteuse followed by purple on the upper flank and finally black on the dorsal line. Everything blended perfectly. I then went to cure the jigs, and the purple blnded into the chartreuse yellow and turned it green. Man was that ugly on this particular jig. Solution: apply and blend all but the last 3 colors and then cure. Go back and blend in the other 3 colors. Works like a charm. This is what it's supposed to look like.

Now thats is a good looking jig my friend great job.

[ifish]

Hey cadman,
Great paint job. I have been playing around with different jig poses for the camera and was wandering what your setup is. I use to do film photography (Zone 6) black and white but have been using digital lately and I miss the fine detail that film has. I use to treck all over Yosemite takeing photos like Ansel Adams but that has been awhile.Any way great jigs and good photos. Take care.

[Fatman]

CadMan

Welcome aboard Buddy!!!!!! Another thing to watch out for is to keep powder away from Heat or hot rooms!!! A thread over on Tackle Underground was a guy who left his new purchase of powder in his car and it turned hard. He ground it up and said it worked okay but I never saw any of the results.

For you guys that need help with powder Cad is the guy to ask.

BTW I got your emails and those jigs were excellent.

Again welcome aboard buddy!!!!!!

Fatman

[cadman]

Hey cadman,
Great paint job. I have been playing around with different jig poses for the camera and was wandering what your setup is. I use to do film photography (Zone 6) black and white but have been using digital lately and I miss the fine detail that film has. I use to treck all over Yosemite takeing photos like Ansel Adams but that has been awhile.Any way great jigs and good photos. Take care.

I used to do film photograhy also, and mainly for slide presentation. The color saturation was beyond compare. That was about 15 years ago. I still have my Nikons, cost me a fortune back then. Now with digital and the ease of use my Nikons haven't been used. Believe it or not I shot this with a cheap $100 digital camera. Canon Power Shot A410, 3.2 Mega Pixel. The jig is held up by a fly tying vise. Always a flash, and always a bright white t-shirt for the background, gives me the best results.

[cadman]

CadMan

Welcome aboard Buddy!!!!!! Another thing to watch out for is to keep powder away from Heat or hot rooms!!! A thread over on Tackle Underground was a guy who left his new purchase of powder in his car and it turned hard. He ground it up and said it worked okay but I never saw any of the results.

For you guys that need help with powder Cad is the guy to ask.

BTW I got your emails and those jigs were excellent.

Again welcome aboard buddy!!!!!!

Fatman

I hoped those e-mails helped, and I'm glad you liked the jig colors. It just shows you what you can do with powder paint. The combinations are endless


**Fishing Buddy, thanks for the compliment. If you are interested in seeing more pics, PM me your e-mail, and I would be more than happy to share them with you.