Best Place To Buy Powder Paint?

[moguy1973]

All I know is don't hold the head in the heat gun too long or you'll end up with a glob of lead in the bottom of your powder container :-/

Oops.

[dmorgan66]

Ha Done that. Had a few lead burns in the carpet in the den of old house before I figured what was causing it.

[dtrs5kprs]

All I know is don't hold the head in the heat gun too long or you'll end up with a glob of lead in the bottom of your powder container :-/

Oops.

Toaster ovens will do the same thing. I try not to swim upstream, and just use an actual oven.

[LarrySTL]

I thank each of you for making it plain to me that I never want to mess with powder paint !

[dtrs5kprs]

I thank each of you for making it plain to me that I never want to mess with powder paint !

Larry...it is by far the easiest way to paint lead baits. No fumes or solvents, cleans up with a damp paper towel, does not require any special equipment. The fluid beds have become an increasingly popular option. I've yet to warm up to mine, even though it runs exactly as it is supposed to. Probably because I learned to paint without one.

Really just a few things to watch out for:

1) Pre heat and cure temps...can impact the thickness of the coat, can potentially cause drips when curing (if too high), may not completely cure leaving a brittle finish. Most colors pre-heat just fine between 325 and 360, some need a little lower temp. Most will cure fine between 300 and 350, lower if using a fiber guard.

2) Black...has caused more trouble for folks than any other color. Very heat sensitive.

3) Failure to check/clean eyes...if they cure closed you are pretty much done. Have tried drills, fire, etc., with minimal success.

4) Irregular temps...toaster ovens, heat guns, torches, candles. Things that either have dodgy thermostats and insulation, or none at all.

In between other things I powder coated about 300 heads today, about 100 late last night. Zero problems except for the sheer numbers. Kind of like cleaning crappie or bluegill, starts to seem never ending.

[Guest]

3) Failure to check/clean eyes...if they cure closed you are pretty much done. Have tried drills, fire, etc., with minimal success.

Uh Oh, I jacked up a dozen jigheads tonight. I lost my eye buster this week.

Maybe its time to buy them already painted. Lol

[dtrs5kprs]

Uh Oh, I jacked up a dozen jigheads tonight. I lost my eye buster this week.

Maybe its time to buy them already painted. Lol

Heat up a hook until it is screaming hot, better if it is heavy and non needlepoint. Something like an old 5/0 730 jig hook. Pin drill might work, or a small bit in a dremel. Really depends on how hot they were when they cured. Low temp cured heads (like FB jigs with guards), say 225-250, you might have a chance. Cured at 350 probably not.

And use the oven, not the toaster.

At least it will keep you busy this weekend...

[Guest]

They cured at 300° last night.

This morning, I laid a jighead on the 2x4 block that I use to place exacto handles in. Its a 3/8" hole, so the little heads will lay flat on their sides.

then I used a 16 penny nail to poke & claw at the painted over eye.

It worked, but its time consuming & difficult, so I wont make that mistake again.

Thanks

[dtrs5kprs]

They cured at 300° last night.

This morning, I laid a jighead on the 2x4 block that I use to place exacto handles in. Its a 3/8" hole, so the little heads will lay flat on their sides.

then I used a 16 penny nail to poke & claw at the painted over eye.

It worked, but its time consuming & difficult, so I wont make that mistake again.

Thanks

I literally beat the first batch of black ones I ever dipped with a hammer and nail. Then a hot nail. Then a drill press. Nothing. And it filled in the base hole pin holes for the fiber guards. Took a while to figure the temp issues out.

[Guest]

Yeah I just ran a mustad hook thru the quick area of my fingernail, so they might become brother in law jigheads