im having a little trouble paint some pony head jigs my crane swivel is getting to much paint on it how do i go about painting these lures and getting them to turn out right?:eek::confused:
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im having a little trouble paint some pony head jigs my crane swivel is getting to much paint on it how do i go about painting these lures and getting them to turn out right?:eek::confused:
Are you hand painting or powder painting???
Fatman
powder painting with a fluid bed and a heat gun
I know it will sound like a pain but get some tin foil and wrap it around the swivel. After you dip it clean the eye then use a pair of needle nose pliers to get the foil off.
It works really good.
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Fatman
Pic didn't come out good the first one is with the foil on the second is with the foil pulled
Fatman
man i would have never thought about that ill have to give it a try
One more tip!!! If you're gonna powder paint a bunch of pony jigs wrap all the swivels FIRST!!!! sit in front of the tv and wrap them or whatever it saves time in the long run.
Fatman
Only way I know to do it and yes it's a pain.
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should i take the tin foil off before i cure the jigs?
Oh heck yes. You know how hard that paint is after curing so by all means take it off. There a a couple things you need to watch for though.
First when you take it off if it has paint connecting it and the head it may chip the paint on the nose so if that happens I usually just get a little on something and dump a little right where it's needed. Also make sure you cover the bottom part of that swivel as well as possible as you don't want any paint getting inside that barrel for them bottom. I try to protect as much of it as possible and still keep it from touching the head so it will not stick to it then.
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