Epoxy Collapse

I recently painted a 1/32-ounce jig head with D2T Epoxy (30-minute clear) as a top coat. It seemed to collapse over one of the single black jig eyes that I painted over pink nail polish with a white acrylic base coat. I now have one side of the jig head with two epoxy dimples.

I've never had this happen with a jig and this epoxy before. Had it happen several times while experimenting with a water-based polyurethane that I baked. I learned to take care of that.

Any ideas from you pros? Your thoughts will be well-appreciated from a Hoosier hobbyist. :cool:

Might have melted the glue for the eye, the material it was put on with or any component of it. Could have been bad paint, not mixed completely, too wet, too thick, not dry completely, too humid, unseen bubbles in paint.

Lots of things can make a clear coat go "bad", just have to figure out which one might have done it

Sounds like you had a bubble pop over the eye while it was curing. Are you rotating your jigs while they are curing?

LedHed,

I'm not rotating the jigs. Just brushing an epoxy coat over them. then standing them straight up in a block of styrofoam.

I've often thought about obtaining/building a drying wheel for my jigs. But, so far, I've had good success with this "stand up" method.

What's interesting to me is that this particular jig head had been drying for well over 24 hours before the collapse occurred. Maybe it's just a fluke.



Thanks for your input Guys. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Pup

I recently painted a 1/32-ounce jig head with D2T Epoxy (30-minute clear) as a top coat. It seemed to collapse over one of the single black jig eyes that I painted over pink nail polish with a white acrylic base coat. I now have one side of the jig head with two epoxy dimples.

I've never had this happen with a jig and this epoxy before. Had it happen several times while experimenting with a water-based polyurethane that I baked. I learned to take care of that.

Any ideas from you pros? Your thoughts will be well-appreciated from a Hoosier hobbyist. :cool:

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CAN YOU SHOW US A PIC OF WHAT YOU MEAN???

GF,

I think that I now know the problem. I believe it to be the incomplete drying of nail polish that I applied unevenly.

I'll be a little more careful next time. Thanks for your interest. :cool:

Sounds like too much hurry - slow down