I am looking into painting my own jigs over the winter.  What powder paints would you recommend?  There seems to be soo many out there.

There are a bunch.   Here are two.

 

CS Coatings

Columbia Coatings

 

 

I dont know how may you are going to do but if you can buy it by the lb.  Its a lot cheaper. 

There are a bunch.   Here are two.

 

CS Coatings

Columbia Coatings

 

 

I dont know how may you are going to do but if you can buy it by the lb.  Its a lot cheaper. 

 

Thanks ... more of a hobby/kill the winter blues kind of thing.  If I buy it by the lb I might have enough to start Felix Outdoors.    Not my intent.

Understand that!  LOL

As a rank amateur, I've always used Pro-Tec. A 2 oz. jar will coat a lot of jigs.

 

Tom

There are all kinds but they all pretty much work the same, depending on the colors you want you can always get a lb. of harbor freight powder for $4.99, but they only have red, yellow, white, and flat black. The nice thing with powder is there are no fumes and it is 1 coat and done, I used to use vinyl and everything had to have a white base coat, and the fumes would give me such vicious headaches that it wasn't worth doing anymore. Pro-tec is on the expensive side but you can do a lot of jigs with 2oz.

Felix,

    Buy it by the pound, it is much cheaper. Any powder paint you buy will all work for jigs. Don't get hung up on brands, because someone was the first to start selling it in the industry. I use  20 different brands and they all are excellent. Also what you pay for 2 oz of Pro-Tec, you can buy a lb from someone else. If you don't use it all it will last forever or you can sell some to a friend. Maybe you will one day start Felix outdoors.

Felix,

    Buy it by the pound, it is much cheaper. Any powder paint you buy will all work for jigs. Don't get hung up on brands, because someone was the first to start selling it in the industry. I use  20 different brands and they all are excellent. Also hat you pay for 2 oz of Pro-Tec, you can buy a lb from someone else. If you don't use it all it will last forever or you can sell some to a friend. Maybe you will one day start Felix outdoors.

 

I made the mistake once of turning a hobby/passion into a "business".  Soon the business overtook the fun parts and it burned me out big time.    Won't be making that mistake again.  I just enjoy the chance to make them over the winter and use them all year long.

 

One goal for 2014 is to catch bass on a jig that I made ... along with using jigs much more often!

There are all kinds but they all pretty much work the same, depending on the colors you want you can always get a lb. of harbor freight powder for $4.99, but they only have red, yellow, white, and flat black. The nice thing with powder is there are no fumes and it is 1 coat and done, I used to use vinyl and everything had to have a white base coat, and the fumes would give me such vicious headaches that it wasn't worth doing anymore. Pro-tec is on the expensive side but you can do a lot of jigs with 2oz.

 

 

I bought a pound of flat black from Harbor Freight and it does not perform anywhere near as good as the Pro-Tek powders.   In fact, I can't even get a single weight to look good at all  (I powder paint all my dropshot weights).   Seems clumpy and stringy when trying to "swoosh".

 

But yeah, a 2 ounce jar of Pro-Tek will last a casual jighead painter two or three years.

I bought a pound of flat black from Harbor Freight and it does not perform anywhere near as good as the Pro-Tek powders.   In fact, I can't even get a single weight to look good at all  (I powder paint all my dropshot weights).   Seems clumpy and stringy when trying to "swoosh".

 

But yeah, a 2 ounce jar of Pro-Tek will last a casual jighead painter two or three years.

 

I use the Columbia Coating brown that I bought on sale for $13 shipped for a pound and it works just as good as Pro-Tek.

 

Allen

I bought a pound of flat black from Harbor Freight and it does not perform anywhere near as good as the Pro-Tek powders.   In fact, I can't even get a single weight to look good at all  (I powder paint all my dropshot weights).   Seems clumpy and stringy when trying to "swoosh".

 

But yeah, a 2 ounce jar of Pro-Tek will last a casual jighead painter two or three years.

 

I have no problem with it, I simply put it in a container (small cool whip bowl with lid) shake it and then dip my jigs and it goes on and cures just as good as any other. I have been using it for a long time however so I know just by looking at the powder if I have to really fluff it up, the only knock on harbor freight powder is that you need to fluff or shake it up pretty good, the same thing with pro-tec white. To each their own, if I get a pound of paint for less than 2oz and the only difference is I have to give it a few extra shakes so be it.

I have no problem with it, I simply put it in a container (small cool whip bowl with lid) shake it and then dip my jigs and it goes on and cures just as good as any other. I have been using it for a long time however so I know just by looking at the powder if I have to really fluff it up, the only knock on harbor freight powder is that you need to fluff or shake it up pretty good, the same thing with pro-tec white. To each their own, if I get a pound of paint for less than 2oz and the only difference is I have to give it a few extra shakes so be it.

 

I just picked up the black at my local Harbor Freight to paint my weights (bullet, drop shot etc.).  Already learned there is an "art" to heating up the weight.  Too hot and it clumps right up on it.

Don't watch the youtube videos, they are wrong, I have painted tens of thousands of jigs, all single dipped out of a container and have a pretty good system down, heat the jig up enough so the powder barely sticks, if you pull it out of the container and it is already flashed (shiny) you were to hot, you want the jig to look "flat" the lighter the coat of powder the better off you are. Hang them on a rack immediately after painting making sure they are not touching and put them in the oven, I bake at 375 for like 15 to 20 minutes, but I also use digitally controlled ovens that will not overheat,, they hold within5 degrees of set temp which is also important, if you are using a toaster oven set it at like 330 because it will heat up to like 360 then back down to 300 and back up to around 360, they have horrible temp control.

Don't watch the youtube videos, they are wrong, I have painted tens of thousands of jigs, all single dipped out of a container and have a pretty good system down, heat the jig up enough so the powder barely sticks, if you pull it out of the container and it is already flashed (shiny) you were to hot, you want the jig to look "flat" the lighter the coat of powder the better off you are. Hang them on a rack immediately after painting making sure they are not touching and put them in the oven, I bake at 375 for like 15 to 20 minutes, but I also use digitally controlled ovens that will not overheat,, they hold within5 degrees of set temp which is also important, if you are using a toaster oven set it at like 330 because it will heat up to like 360 then back down to 300 and back up to around 360, they have horrible temp control.

 

Good tip.  Have some unpainted ball jigs I was "practicing" with and I clearly understand what you are taking about.

 

Thanks