tamiya paint

I really need to get with the program and learn how to download photos, but I just have to tell some of ya'll jigmakers about a new paint Ive been trying. It's tamiya acrylic hobbie paint in little 3/4 oz. jars. they have lots of colors but the ones that are really cool are the clear green, and clear blue. don't paint the jighead white first, just stir the paint and dip the jighead in it's silver glory straight into the paint. the green and blue colors are much darker than the jar lid indicates. the colors are rich and glossy and you will see the shine of the leadhead thru the paint! I mean the green is deep emerald color, beautiful, and when you lower the jighead into the water it has some flash to it, from the lead shining thru. I bought clear orange and clear red too, and they where much more transparent, with the color not rich at all. this paint is pretty darn tough from what little Iv'e used it . saw it in barlows catalogue but bought it at a little local hobbie shop that deals with model trains. went back and bought some opaque orange more subdued than a blaze orange. sorry to ramble on, but I just wanted ya'll to know there are other options in paint.

one other thing. it doesn't bulk the jighead up like other paints iv'e used. and you can thin it even more and do several dips if ya want.

i havent tryed the paint in the jars fo jig heads but the<i think the >same paint in the pens i use for doing eyes on my jigs and your right stuff is tuff i get the pens in the model part of a hobby store

I'll have to check that one out. I use powder for some and others I use paint by brush.

Fatman

Tamiya has been around a long time, they have the best color pallet available now, even better than Testers or Floquill poly S. Sadly with Tamiya you can't get all their colors in the USA which means going directly to Japan for some of their colors. Also their price is min 2.75 a jr.

just trying to figure out what would be the best clear coat protection for it, barlows recomends sealcoat, but tamiya makes a clear also. anything with alot of solvent in it can make the color coat dissolve too much, especially if you thin the color coat before painting the jig. sally hansens and the vinyl clear gloss can do this. anyone tried the sealcoat put out by CS systems?

Have you tried marine grade spar varnish? If the acrylic has dried, The oils in the spar should not affect it. spar is hard as nails when cured and holds up to the elements very well.

I just use the two part epoxy from Jann's Netcraft and it's the same one Barlow's sells. I looked at the other one that you guys are talking about and I just wasn't sure whether to buy it or not.

Actually $2.75 ain't that bad!!! Some of the testor's I got several weeks ago was running $1.69 for the little bottle, if you can believe that. But at 3/4 oz jars that's more than you get with the Testors.

Fatman

thanks for the suggestions guys, think I'm gonna order the same stuff in clear. tamiya that is. and maybe a couple of colors the hobbie shop didn't have. found it online at hobbylink. man I love that clear green, it's looks like you could mount the jighead in a ring setting. the clear blue too.

Man you have got to get us some pictures :D