painting jig head

[drift fishing fool]

my tourney partner and i have been pouring a few jigs this winter and i have been playing around with painting them but havent had results im happy with. ive been dipping them in vinyl jig paint thinned down a bit. on the last batch i thought i had them whipped by masking off the weed gaurd and hook shank. after the last caot it revealed that the whit base coat had seeped into the fibers of the weedguard. so what do you guys do to avoid getting paint where you dont want it? epoxy in the weed guard? do something other than dipping? lets hear it thanks

[rebell]

Have you tried the powder coat paints? As soon as you pull your jig out of the mold, simply dip it in to the powder (while the lead is still hot). I looks great, and is as durable of a paint out there.

[Wannabe]

I use the vinal paint and I believe I have very satisfactory results. It's also kind of a pain because it's a bit more time consuming. I have a rack and paint each jig by hand with a good "small" brush. I do not use the white base coat but instead paint about fourty jigs or so and then go back and paint them the same color again. Works good for me. If I use powderpaint I do this only on jigs with no weed guard. I did a lot of my painting to during the warmer weather when I could do it in the garage as the vinal paint smells so darn bad. Good Luck
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[Knot in leader]

What I do is take the jig head and I heat it up on a gas range with a straw over the weed guard. Then just dip it in powder paint then cool with water. It makes a good looking head without melting the weed guard. It works best when the wife isn't home. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[drift fishing fool]

i already bought a bunch of vinyl so i think i jut play with it till i get it. i think the brush ideal will do the trick, i had thought about this but was wondering if the brush marks smooth out or not? i also thought that the white undercoat was probably overkill but had not tired without it yet. we just got about 150 poured so now ill be able to get it figured out. thanks for the tips

[dirtyCut]

rebell hit it on the head with the powder coating.....
if ya cant do it right out of the mold, just use the oven - tough stuff.

KC

[seaweedsam]

I use nothing but vinyl because it is rubber base it does not chip like powder paint and dosen't close up the eye to the point where you need a chisel to clean the eye out . Try using Q- Tips there is no waste, easy to apply , you can mix colors to make colors like peach ( great color for steelhead ) , no dripping, Q-tips are cheap :grin: etc.

[drift fishing fool]

finally got some more free time tie paint and tie, between steelhead fishing and prefishing for aba building tackle has been a low priority. ended up going with the brush idea and am pretty pleased. also bailed on the white base coat and did two coats of desired color instead. Also found that for an easdy drying rack, take a piece of foam pipe insulation and cut it in half lengthwise. then just stick painted head into foam at an angle so that any drip will come off at the eye of the hook. fished a couple jigs i tied up and am happy so far. got a couple fish with them to so thats a plus. anyway, thanks for the suggestions. good fishing <//><

[Wannabe]

I built a rack too but out of one 2 x 6 about a foot long with grouve about a quarter inch or so deep in each end(flat side) Layed the board down and put two small 18 inch high or so peg board pieces on each end. Add some wooded dowels and you can adjust for jigs, spinbaits, crankbait modification etc.
Glad your pleased with the double coat on the vinal...works for me too.
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