I recently poured some pony jigs with the swivels and blades. How do you all paint the heads but still allow the swivel to spin? I tried with my fluid bath but the swivel gets covered in paint. Thanks for any help.
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I recently poured some pony jigs with the swivels and blades. How do you all paint the heads but still allow the swivel to spin? I tried with my fluid bath but the swivel gets covered in paint. Thanks for any help.
I cover the swivel with tin foil, but usually the top side still gets paint, but as long as the ottom still spins, it's fine. Be careful that ou don't wrap the tinfoil so close all around that ou have trouble getting it off and make sure it comes off before you cure the paint.
What skip said.
JimFish tought me this trick. Use 1/8 heat shrink. Cut a piece about 1/4 in long slide over swivel heat until it shrinks around swivel. Heat head and paint. Then remove heat shrink and bake. My fingers don't work well enough anymore to do the tin foil plus heat shrink is way faster. Can be found at electronics supply stores. 4 ft section abbot 2.00 dollars.
Thanks guys. I thought about the foil but thought there would be an easier way. Inloke the heat shrink idea. I guess there is no speedy way. Again thanks.
I use a small paintbrush in use powder paint after you heated up sprinkle the powder paint on the lead only it works for me.
How hard is the heat shrink to get back off? Pepop also mentioned this to me, but I have been using the tin foil for about 8 years on Roadrunners. I pinch the tin foil so that it's wider than the swivel, but still tight enough to hold out paint and then it comes off very easy that way with one easy pinch from the stats.
I've found the 1/8" heat shrink works great & I've only had a couple of instances wwhereof had to take my mini side cutters to it to get it off. Also, I haven't had a single swivel lock up from powder paint getting on it.
Skip, I use heat shrink also. I place the heat shrink on the swivel, heat the head (the heat shrink will shrink) dip into paint, then pull off the heat shrink while it is still hot. Very easy to use.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Thanks Stump Hunter, I will give it a shot and see if it's faster or better. I hope it is.
I use ice water. After I heat the jig I dip just the swivel in the ice water for just 1 sec. run it back over the heat just 1 sec. and paint. Easy for me and fast.
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I do the same and it's always worked well for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifish
Did the tin foil and worked great . I will try the heat shrink next, may be a bitb qiucker. Thanks again.
Man I don't know yet, but picked up a little heat shrink in 1/8" and I am not sure how hard it's going too be just to get it to stay on that swivel because it's a lot larger than the swivel on a Roadrunner. I dont see what is going to hold it on place. I also have heard the ice water thing, but what about the water? I am having a hard time being comfortable with that one, but if you guys say it works I will give both a shot.
I just use regular tap water. I fill an old medicine bottle to the very top. I'll heat my pony head and dip the swivel into the water. Then I kinda sling off any excess water, grab it by the hook eye with forceps and dip it in the powder paint.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
That keeps the water out of the paint huh? I was thinking that it may take something to dry it off, but if you say so I will give it a shot as I have plenty heads with several thousand of them. I trust what you say, it's just hard to dip that wet thing into the pain, LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
I guess there's still enough heat in the swivel to evaporate the water after you kinda sling the excess off of it. Just not hot enough to melt the paint. I don't dip it in the water for even a second, just long enough to hear the sizzle.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Gonna give that a shot! Thanks Scott!