trouble with powder coat

[laserdoc]

sometimes when I powdercoat my jig I get a nipple of paint on the end of the jig head. How do I fix that besides cutting it off?
Also has anyone ever built their own fluid bed. Maybe with a small aquarium pump. Would that work?
Have not started tying yet but will be starting soon. Thanks to skip for talking with me and helping me get things started. Hope to be as good as he is with practice. I ordered a Danvise and Skip is adding materials to is order to get me going with everything I need. Can't wait until I start wrapping those jig heads

[LedHed]

Could be your curing temp is too high and/or too much paint. Soak the heads in acetone and start over - if you pour lead - dip in the pot and re pour the jig.
PM cadman for a tutorial on making a FB.
Tying is addicting - good luck.

[robbor]

Depending on how you are heating your jigs you might try heating them to a lower temp before dipping. Id also try a slighty lower cure temp as stated. I built 2 fluid beds out of pvc, paper bags and air pump.

[cadman]

My first guess is too much paint. When you have too much paint, and then you bake it to cure it, the heat will make the excess paint drip down forming a nipple. Less paint is always better. You can always add more paint but you can't take away once you put it on. Ledhed is right strip the paint off and start over. One other thing. If you are a newbie to this, you can powder paint small clean strips of alum. or steel. This way you can get some practice, and if you screw it up just throw away the strip of alum. BTW check out the free powder paint from me in the classifieds.

[skiptomylu]

Leaving in a couple of hours or I could help more with this, but make sure to fluff the powder paint and you can do this by tilting the jar and rolling it around some or with a tooth pick. The fluid bed is the best way and there are some in these post on this board you can find.

I use an alcohol burner to heat mine (controlled better). Depending on size of the lead head I hold with forceps and say a 1/32 I stick in the flame a 2 or 3 count and then dip in a out pretty fast. How long you dip it in for is just long enough for you to swish it back and forth one time each way. A 1/16 will get to maybe a 4-6 count and 1/8 a 7-8 count. Some colors need the lead to be hotter than others and that you will see as you paint different ones.

Don't paint over just a few without fluffing again.

Good Luck. I am headed out in a couple of hours so see you guys when I get back.

[laserdoc]

skip,
Cadman sent me drawings to make a fluid bed. Think I will be making one.

[smoothlures]

9 times out of 10 it is because you're heating the head too hot which is melting too much paint onto the head when you dip it. Also you don't need to keep it in the paint long, just swish it once and it's done.

[hair jig]

yOU HAVE TO DIP IT REAL QUICK IF YOU DON'T TOO MUCH PAINT ADHERES TOO
THE JIG HEAD.