Welcome to the Pouring and Painting Jigheads forum

This will be the place to learn about pouring and painting your jigheads. There are a lot of us pouring our jigs now and using powder paint. I am learning as many of you are and this will be a place that we can share our knowledge about using powder paints, vinyl, airbrush, nail polish or any kind of painting on jigs and spoons. I will start a sticky thread for us to place our recipes for custom colors that you want to share with others. Also be sure to post your pictures of the jigs that you custom paint with two or more colors for others to learn from.

I look forward to sharing this forum with all of you and hope that we can learn together about Pouring and Painting Jigheads.

Thanks,
STUMP HUNTER

Good idea Stumphunter. This would also be a nice venue for those who are using solder to make teardrop jigs and then powder painting them. What do you think? should I place that information here for them? Shoot me a pm and let me know,

Ship it would be good to show how you painted the spoons and tell how long you heated them before dipping them. You also have some that have two colors, tell how you added the second color to them. We will leave making them on the Jig tying/Lure Making forum.

I know some will want to post some of the blades that they have painted also.

Ok. I will get to it tomorrow.

Thank you SH for suggesting and moderating this all new forum.

Thanks a lot for making this a sticky. It came at the right time. I just started powder painting. I may be getting into pouring jig heads later on. I am retired and need something to do. Again thanks

Stump - Thanks for the sub-forum!!!!!!!!! I'll repost the mix I put on the other board for turquoise. There's alot of talanted powder painters on this board and it can only help folks who want to make some wild paint jobs!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks again - Fatman

This sticky was a good idea. I been pouring/painting for about 10 years but always can learn something new.....

I just invested in my first batch of powder paint to start painting my own jigs. Got about a half dozen different colors of Pro-Tec to start with. I would like to ask some of you guys who have been doing this for quite awhile what basics I need to get started doing this, besides the paint (fluid bed, heat gun, etc.) I'm not interested in going commercial, just painting my own jigs for personal use. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by ski trip

I just invested in my first batch of powder paint to start painting my own jigs. Got about a half dozen different colors of Pro-Tec to start with. I would like to ask some of you guys who have been doing this for quite awhile what basics I need to get started doing this, besides the paint (fluid bed, heat gun, etc.) I'm not interested in going commercial, just painting my own jigs for personal use. Thanks.

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A toaster oven to cure the heads. The heating times will be on the Pro-tec bottles. Look around at yard sales or Goodwill stores and you can find used ovens for a few dollars.
Welcome to the painting side of jigs.

I have started pouring my own jigs, and notice do I need a special tool to cut the gate off keep from leaving a flat spot on the jig head,I use sand paper or file to get this flat spot off the head,but notice when I purchased jigs in the past there head look perfect.once you use a file to buff this flat spot off the powder paint acts like it not sticking this part of the head.any advice would be helpful,

The heads you buy are being poured in a Pro Grade mold and doesn't have the clean up like on the cheaper molds. You are doing what you should to remove the spot, I don't have any trouble with the cleaned place taking paint. Are you using powder or a brush on paint.

Use powder paint pro-tec,I guess that the difference in the 40.00 and 33.00 mold ,oh well I have to live with it for now,my life story save a dollar.thank you for your help.

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Use powder paint pro-tec,I guess that the difference in the 40.00 and 33.00 mold ,oh well I have to live with it for now,my life story save a dollar.thank you for your help.

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Nothing wrong with saving a buck when you can. All my molds are the (so called) cheap molds also :)

Make sure you shake/stir the jar of powder. I sometimes have the same trouble if the paint starts to get packed into the jar and you have to 'push' it into the powder with some force. I think it just rubs it off the head and does not let it stick easily. Also could try adding just a second or two more to the time you heat the jig. When the head is the right temp, the powder will stick and completely cover the head but not totally gloss over right away. If it does gloss over - too hot and your paint will build up too much. Just my opinion......

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.......the powder paint acts like it not sticking this part of the head.any advice would be helpful.......

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Looking to get a new jig mold... currently have been using ponyhead and round head molds. Seen a DO-IT crappie jig mold the other day, thinking about getting it. Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated

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Looking to get a new jig mold... currently have been using ponyhead and round head molds. Seen a DO-IT crappie jig mold the other day, thinking about getting it. Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated

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That is a interesting mold. The hooks will cost move than 90 degree hooks and you only have a short area to tie on. For me the round head mold JNR-8-1632 would be more useful but if you like that jig go for it. I'm sure the crappie and bream will hit it.

ooo I like the looks of that one... be easier to tie on too, plus already have some hooks. :biggrin
Thanks for the help

I'm at the very beginning stages of pouring, painting and tying. Poured plenty of sinkers over the years but no experience with jigheads. My question is are round heads the only ones that come with no collar or are there pony heads with no collar as well. I see alot of pony heads tied but can't tell if has a collar or not.

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I'm at the very beginning stages of pouring, painting and tying. Poured plenty of sinkers over the years but no experience with jigheads. My question is are round heads the only ones that come with no collar or are there pony heads with no collar as well. I see alot of pony heads tied but can't tell if has a collar or not.

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Go to this link at Barlows, this has both molds.
Do-It Horse / Pony Head Molds

Thanks Stump Hunter. I actually found them at our local tackle shop finally...They've got 100 different molds and I just kept looking over them.

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I'm new to this forum and relatively new to painting jigs.. I was wondering if someone would explain to me what a fluid bed is and how it's used??

Cure time and Temp for Powder Paint
Recommended Cure Times and Temps From CSI (Component Systems Inc.)
White*- 25 mins. @ 356F
Yellow Chartreuse* - 25 mins @ 356F
Green Chartreuse* -25 mins @ 356F
Blaze Orange* -25 mins @ 356F
Black*- 25 mins @ 356F
Hot Pink*- 25 mins @ 356F
Flame Red* -25 mins @ 356F
White Pearl- 15 mins @ 325F
Clear*- 25 mins @ 356F
Bright Green*- 25 mins @356F
Yellow*- 25 mins @ 356F
Red- 10 mins @ 400F
Purple*- 15 mins @ 356F
Glow Overcoat- 15 mins @ 375F
Brown* -25 mins @ 356F
Blue- 18 mins @ 375F
Silver- 15 mins @ 400F
Gold- 20 mins @ 375F
Watermelon Pepper15 mins @ 395F
Watermelon 15 mins @ 395F
Pumpkin Brown 16 mins @ 395F
Smoke* 25 mins @ 356F
Green Pumpkin* 25 mins @ 356F
Dark Watermelon* 25 mins @ 356F
June Bug Flake 15 mins @ 395F
Root Beer Flake 15 mins @ 395F
Watermelon Flake 15 mins @ 395F
Copperhead 15 mins @ 395F
Red Bug 15 mins @ 395F
Ruby Slipper 15 mins @ 395F
Baby Bass Green 15 mins @ 395F
Dragonfly 15 mins @ 395F
Pearl Pepper 15 mins @ 395F
Sapphire Blue 15 mins @ 395F
Black-Blue Flake 15 mins @ 395F
Glitter Topcoat Colors* 25 mins @ 356
All Standard Glow Colors- 15 min @ 375
Transparent Candy Colors* 25 mins @ 356F
Standard Glow Colors 15 mins @ 375F
Super Glow Colors* 26 mins @ 356F

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I'm new to this forum and relatively new to painting jigs.. I was wondering if someone would explain to me what a fluid bed is and how it's used??

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I'll try to give you the basic's. Mine are made from a 1 3/4 in PVC coupling. Hole drilled in side toward bottom with a shutoff valve from aquarium store. It is glued to a small piece of board to hold it steady and seal bottom. It is powered by a small aquarium pump. Cup is made from 1 3/4 in heavy wall PVC about 2 in long. It has a piece of special filter material lied into the bottom. Insert it into coupling add a table spoon or so of powder paint. Turn on pump then slowly open valve, paint may blow out a little at first but it will start to roll and rise up in cup. Makes it look liquid and really thins it out. Just heat jig and dip. Coats jig without getting to much paint on jig. Lots of videos on YouTube on building and use.

Here is setup I am using now. Attachment 279558


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