first jigs

How come I am get the impurities in my paint job. Will they work the impurities out when baking. These are my first time painting with powder paint. Could it be I am get jig to hot or not holding jig in paint long enough?
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Good looking jigs!! Won a tour on ouachita with jigheads like those a smooth jig head would not catch a fish!! Need a little more heat!!! Practice,Practice!!!!

See if they smoke after dipping in the powder, if they do.... too hot, if not, then try a little more heat

Ok more heat Ill try, I melted the lead off the first one :biggrin so I back off the heat thinking I get to hot.

here test two. I can live with these and as time come I get better :biggrinAttachment 185963Attachment 185964Attachment 185965

Remember you don't hold the jig in the paint, just dip and out because the heat will draw the paint to the head. If you have to much paint they will run down the jig and form a point when cured.
Welcome to painting with powder :)

I dip and swirl. Don't forget to cure em

Not bad for the first ones - you'll get better with practice.

Looking good Gindog!

You have now found the reason that I hate to paint. LOL The second batch looks great and I think my first batched looked like your first ones. Keep at it and it will become second nature.


Bobo

Practice makes perfect.. Adding Clear to your existing powder really helps with flow. Just a tip on how to spend more dollars.
heat is a funny thing, too much and you think you got it perfect only to have pointy nosed jigs after curing.

Too little and powder wont stick to the head,

I found through a lot of practice that when I dip my head if is comes out with a flat dull color, it will be perfect when cured.

Also, what method of adding heat are you using. That may help us help you if we knew which technique you were using. Some folks use a heat gun, others a butane torch, I personally use an alcohol burner.

Anyway, keep painting, tying and experimenting. There is nothing like the feeling you get the first time you catch a fish on one of your own creations. When you do, do that. Cut the jig off of your line and put it someplace safe, as far as your first catch on your first jig. Do not give in to temptation and try to catch another one with it. Chances are you will find the one underwater willow tree in that lake and loose your jig.

Keep tying and if I can help you in anyway, feel free to ask or give me a call and I will do what I can to help you out. I have had many a person here one this site help me out. 918-951-9349.


Stay safe,

Bobo

Thanks Bobo

I work on some spinner and plan jigs I had did this this am and I think they came out good.
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Looking good we heat the jig head(count to 10)(1/8 oz)( smaller jig heads less 7-8) dip in powder paint after dipping in powder paint we like to run through heat one more time gives it the smooth glossy look(you will see powder smooth out around jig head!!If not run through heat a little more till you get the look you want. Then dip in a jar of water when you hear it sizzle in the water the paint is attaching to the lead or jig,blade,spoon ect!!As it cools with the water!! it is ready to fish or put in oven for more drying/ curing time!!!:twocents

I'm like a week into this so I'm no expert by any means... but I've learned in the past week by trial and error... of course... Haha...that a heat gun is the only way I will go from now on.... I turn the heat gun on high and rotate them over the heat for maybe 8 seconds and dip it real quick and knock it off and reheat again for 5 second dip it once more knock it off and return to heat for maybe 3 seconds then dip them in water and they look great! I do this with 1/16 jig heads!

Alcohol burner and fluid bed makes a persons life a bunch easier and cuts the learning curve down big time...I had a batch of pink a while back that would do that at times I just had to add a second or two more heat to get them to come out smooth.

I use alcohol burner too. Cheaper than electricity for heat gun.

Give that dog a bone too bob as it looks cold he he he

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Attachment 186332 Poured and painted several thousand jigheads on this one bottle!!Still going!! Turn down as low as you can get without going out!! Last a long time!! Have the alcohol burner and heat gun also!! :twocents

Next will be fluid beds.....and rosey's powder!