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So I wanna get into painting my own jigheads. That being said what is the bare minimum that I need to purchase to get started? I can use the oven to bake 'em and I'll make some kind of rack to hang 'em on. I probably wont be painting more than a couple hundred a year for my personal use. 3 or 4 colors will be plenty for me getting started. Can I get into this without breaking the bank?!? What say you guys????
I would buy jig heads in packs of 100 and then the colors of powder paint you would like. Heat source could be almost anything but most probably use a heat gun. Somewhere to hang the jigs to cool and really that’s it. You don’t absolutely have to bake them afterwards although they would have a more durable finish if they were baked. I just stir the jar of powder paint to keep it loose and fluffy. Heat jig, dip and swirl in paint, hang to cool. Then if you want to, you can heat it to fully harden.
I know Ive read about fluid beds and the such but didnt wannt get into that to start with. I just didnt know if that was a necessity to begin with. Is one brand of paint better than another for a beginner? Where's the best place to order paint? Thanks for your reply.:) And yea, I do buy by the hundred. I used to buy painted that way but they are getting pretty expensive nowadays.
Pro-Tec is the paint I would recommend. Most of mine came from TJ’s Tackle. They have some videos also on their page.
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Also, It's highly recommended NOT to bake them in an oven your going to use for food. You can get a low priced one at a second hand store or a low priced one in a dept store, like Walmart, target, etc. Other than that, I agree with the info Super Dave has provided.
Paint and heat gun ordered. Thanks for your help.:)
Can the paint be cured well enough to stay on the jigs by heating them with a heat gun a few times? I'm assuming youre talking about a small toaster oven?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamesdean
I’ve never tried baking using a heat gun. I imagine it would help some. Yes a small toaster oven is what I use. Bought the cheapest I could from Walmart.
Yes sir, I was. I use a heat gun to heat the jig head before dipping in the paint, and again if i didn't get it hot enough to make the powder paint shinny on the head. Then bake them. Yes, the paint will adhere to the jig with only the heat gun, but will come off faster from bumping under water structure without the baking. I also found, by attaching eyes, that coating with UV resin and curing that over the powder paint, it will stay on a lot longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
No need to paint them unless your shooting docks are casting around rocks. You will lose the jig way before you knock of the paint. I have a small group of jig heads I bake due to I sometimes shoot docks. The vast majority I do not bake because it is a unnecessary step.
Yep! SuperDave is spot on for crappie/panfish jig sizes. For 3/8 and up on my walleye jig heads those I will bake.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
So how do you guys get great looking jigheads without paint in the eyes? With my first attempt today I held the jighead with hemostats and then heated the jighead and dipped in the fluffed paint. When I removed the hemostats the paint "tore" loose from the painted part of the eye.
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You can use heat shrink tube over the eyes. You can get a big roll that will last a long time off Amazon pretty cheap.
I agree with Dave, Only I buy a small box at the parts store and reuse it over and over. It keeps the eye clean with no paint on it.
Hold the hook while you heat the jig head. Then put your hemostats on the eye before you dip it. That will also keep paint off your hemostats and get rid of your problem. Your heating up your hemostats causing the problem.
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After I dip my heads I stick my half hitch tool through the hook eye. If you don't have one a sewing needle works too. I don't like using the hemostats to cover hook eye because it gets in the way when I put multiple colors on jig but for single color it works.
Butch you can clean the paint of the eyes with a old knife blade, doesn't take just a second but do them before baking the paint.