I am a neophyte concerning painting jigs, but have started powder coating some and love the results. Love them except for the painted over, clogged eyes of the hook. Any tips to avoid that?
Thanks
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I am a neophyte concerning painting jigs, but have started powder coating some and love the results. Love them except for the painted over, clogged eyes of the hook. Any tips to avoid that?
Thanks
I sharpen a wood toothpick and keep one for each color and when I dip in to the powder paint and as soon as it comes out I stick that tooth pick through the eye to clear it. Later if it should happen to close when it’s cured, I s
heat a skinny bodkin and stick it through to clear the eye.
Oh and if new to this board, welcome and enjoy!
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The old adage of “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” definitely applies here! It’s best to not even get paint on the eye in the first place.
Hold the hook by the bend or shank while heating, then grip the eye with a pair of smooth-jawed angled pliers before dipping in the paint.
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Same here! Once you get it down , your jigs will look so much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieDreamer
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Pinch the eye with the hemostats ;)
that is how I do mine too. very little paint to get off eyeQuote:
Originally Posted by Magged Out
After you heat and dip in powder, what do you hang your jig on to dry?
Kevin, I took a section of scrap board and made a wire rack by bendin a coat hanger. Straightened it out, bent 2 ends down about 6 inches long, twisted the ends and wood screwed to board. Once I paint my jig I dip in a cup of water to cool for a couple of seconds. No drying time really necessary on powder paint. Then I clean any excess around hook eye because at this point it still workable. Then I hang on a small rack I fabricated out of aluminum angle and small all thread. Then into toaster oven for 30 minutes at 325.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelvin
You can go to the dollar store and get a small metal rack and a foil pan to heat and dry your jig heads on.
Dollar store “bathroom rack”, cut out every other bar with a Dremel tool
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Some good tips
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I use multiple colors on one jig so I heat the jig up just enough for the paint to stick. When you apply the paint (tapping with brushes) there isn't a lot that gets in the eye. With the low temp the eyes are a lot easier to clean out before you cure.
A strip of chicken wire works. Lay it where the edge hangs over the edge of anything...