How do you get the paint to look so good? Every time I paint a jighead, it seems I have to use too many coats to get the pain to cover,,,, do you use a primer first?
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How do you get the paint to look so good? Every time I paint a jighead, it seems I have to use too many coats to get the pain to cover,,,, do you use a primer first?
What kind of paint are you using?
Assuming your talking about the fingernail polish. I sometimes do a base coat but usually I do several coats in one night. Then maybe another coat or two another night. I take my time if I’m painting like that. Not uncommon for me to have 3-5 coats on a jig head. I leave them sitting out and when passing by them quickly apply a coat. You can’t get in a hurry doing this. Sometimes if they aren’t dry good between coatings they smear.
I have had the same problem as Dave if I get in too big a hurry. I do a minimal of 3 coats, but some colors require 1 or more additional. I will let them sit for at least 24 hours before putting on a coat of Hard As Nails.
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Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Yes final coat or two is always Sally Hansen Hard as Nails. Amazing how it makes them look.
Thanks,,,was having similar issues,,,was hoping primer would solve this,,,I used to use accelerator to help glue dry super fast and hard,,,wondering if nail accelerator works as well,,,,
They make UV fingernail polishes and then. ure them under UV lamps. That might speed you up a little, but no where near as fast as powder paint. You could get some white paint and apply that as a base coat.
I use powder paint — fast, easy and looks great.
Yeah,,,I do powder coat as well,,,think I’ll go back to using that,,,nail polish seems to be too slow for me,,,,I like the looks once it’s done, just to slow a process,,,,I’ll keep it for touchups,or maybe to detail the powder coated jigs
I just found out last night. I tried to use clear powder coat over fingernail polish. There was a chemical reaction between the two. Acrylic art paint does not have a reaction and handles 300 degree curing process.
I've powder coated a long time but heard so much about nail polish that I had to try it. Just gave 20 bottles to my grand daughter as I just did not have the patients. LOL
New at this, is the powder paint just powder coat, I pc bullets so always have powder coat around. Tho I should order some colors I don't normally use for bullets like white, chartreuse, pink,est.
I’m not familiar with “powder coat”. I buy the powder paint at BP or Cabela’s. It’s ridiculously easy to use.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWFairweather
If you bake in the oven like they suggest, the paint finish is shiny and hard as a rock.
It comes in a variety of colors: black, brown, white, red, chartreuse, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWFairweather
I buy a pound of powder coat for what 2oz of the powder paint is, there's probably a 1000 plus colors of powder coat. Powder coat gets cooked at 400° for 15-20 minutes and is hard afterwords, so I'm thinking it's just the same stuff.
Sounds like the same stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWFairweather
Here's some colors, not many available and prices went up quite a bit from last time I got some, there a place that make Chartreuse powder I don't see any here at the moment. A pound will do over 10,000 bullets so you don't need much. Harbor freight used to carry powder coat but not sure anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
https://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-pow...list_limit=all
Harbor Freight just has the flat black and white now. No longer carrying the yellow or red. The last place I purchased powder paint from was prismatic powders and Columbia. Also several here have purchased from Roseys powder paints. There is also powder by the pound. And I see you’re familiar with Eastwood already. Good luck.
I may look into dropping some jigheads off at the nail salon and see what they can do
You might be surprised by both the bill and the results! :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
You can get clear powder coat to, will give extra shine and he about indestructible by then. I have to look it up there's a guy that sells powder to us reloaders that stick and look good on lead usually cover in one coat to,
I have no doubtsQuote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
I gave up fingernail polish...when I fished with my jigs in our creeks, and the finish coated with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails, well, it wasn't ..
All powder coat now.
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I believe you use powder paint to powder coat an object. :Rofl
I had purchased an Eastwood powder coating kit years ago for auto parts.
Dug out the 20+ year old powders and used them on jigs recently. The powder was the same grain as Pro-Tec and flowed and coated well.
I have some nifty jigs in Flame Red, Ford Blue and Chevy Orange now.
Can't go wrong with Chevy orange, but I'm not sure about Fix or repair daily blue.....lol
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I have found automotive colors are endless choice and fantastic. I also found buying a pound of paint will last me three life times, which I "may" not get to use up. I did find an auto shop that paints lots of parts and will sell me a cup here and there.
Anytime you feel the need to share some Grumpy,,, I’d help a brother in need,,,,,lol