jig paints

[smuckey41]

i started pouring my own shakey heads and jigs. and i was having proublems with the paint chipping off. i used car touch up paint and clear coat on them it would start to chip off after about a day of fishing with them. i only used one coat of paint and clear coat. should i do two coats of each or more. should i do something or use something different. any info will be great.

thanks
chuck

[Jabbo]

I just painted some the other night with smljaw. You need to use powder paint. It is cheap, goes a long way, doesn't chip like urethane based paints and is dry to handle in a few seconds. all you need to do is cure it in the oven after their painted for about 20 minutes and BANG!!!! Ur Done...

[raporter]

I just painted some the other night with smljaw. You need to use powder paint. It is cheap, goes a long way, doesn't chip like urethane based paints and is dry to handle in a few seconds. all you need to do is cure it in the oven after their painted for about 20 minutes and BANG!!!! Ur Done...

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[smuckey41]

I just painted some the other night with smljaw. You need to use powder paint. It is cheap, goes a long way, doesn't chip like urethane based paints and is dry to handle in a few seconds. all you need to do is cure it in the oven after their painted for about 20 minutes and BANG!!!! Ur Done...

how does it work how does the powder stay on for you to bake it. or do you have to mix the powder to make it a liquid, paint it on, then bake

[colonelmeyer]

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[Shimano4Life]

There's a million ways you can do it. I heat my jigheads with a lighter for 10 seconds, then dunk them in the powderpaint. It dries to a shiny finish. Next, bake them in a toaster oven on 325 for about 30 minutes. Makes the finish cure better and makes it rock-hard. You can scratch the paint, but it will not chip off when I do this.

One more thing, don't pour jigs inside and don't bake them in the same oven that you prepare food in. You'll be ingesting lead if you don't..........and lead can cause cancer.

[tfmuch]

You know I fished for years, won or finished in the money in many Tournament and have never painted a jig head. I know a lot of people will disagree with this but I believe that it is what is on the jig and how it is fished, and where it is fished, the head does not matter.Thank God I don't have to spend the time to paint them. More time to spend with my family or on the water.

[smljaw]

The powder paint works well and curing the jigs in the oven is recommended (the instructions are right on the side of the paint container). Here's another tip if you go this route. Wrap each fiber guard with aluminum foil before you put the jigs in the oven. This will keep the guard from spreading. If you don't do this, the heat tends to spread and curl the fiber guard.

Lots of good "make your own jig stuff" at www.staminainc.com. Also check out the Skirts Unlimited link at www.tacklewarehouse.com for lots of skirt colors & options. If you live in or close to Lexington you can buy skirt pads at Backwaters. I bought some there yesterday.

[fcfishman]

Powder coat paint is great but I still do it the old way and like the way it looks in the water better. If you paint your jigs, always put at least two coats of white base paint on them, then your color choice, and then two coats of clear. I do spinnerbaits, jigs, etc, and have for 20 years and have very little problem with chipping. Take some glitter and sprinkle it on your first coat of clear, let it dry, and then put the second coat on. I use a little red glitter and those jigs get 3/1 hits over a regular jig consistently. A lot more work but worth the effort.

[zx150]

You know I fished for years, won or finished in the money in many Tournament and have never painted a jig head. I know a lot of people will disagree with this but I believe that it is what is on the jig and how it is fished, and where it is fished, the head does not matter.Thank God I don't have to spend the time to paint them. More time to spend with my family or on the water.

I agree 100%. The best jig fisherman I pour for don't care if they are painted or not. Same with the spinner baits, it is the skirt that gets the action.

[mhall]

Powder paint is the way to go.

[kyjake]

I am another one who uses non painted jigs that seem to catch fish as good as painted ones.Always just dipped my jigs in enamel and let them dry.Fishing in silt,sand in the ocean and light gravel most of the paint would stay on except for the bottom from being dragged.Started doing most of my fishing in a very rocky area of the Ohio river and paint would be chipped off shortly or lost in the rocks.Tried powder painted ones and the rocks still chipped the paint off.Noticed others fishing unpainted jigs and doing as well as I was on painted ones.One day started to go fishing,didn't have any painted ones in the size I wanted to use,took unpainted and they did well.Still paint some but don't think it is important enough to spend the time.
Jake