Hi guys

I just started pouring jigs 3 weeks ago and am working on completing my first batch of flipping jigs. I painted them and always heard putting a coat of epoxy over the top would help protect the paint. Well I did that and am having a problem getting them to dry. They have felt sticky for about 3 days now and they made the jigs look horrible.. anyway I was wondering if there was any other method that you all use to protect the paint on your jigs?

Try clear nail polish

Hi guys

I just started pouring jigs 3 weeks ago and am working on completing my first batch of flipping jigs. I painted them and always heard putting a coat of epoxy over the top would help protect the paint. Well I did that and am having a problem getting them to dry. They have felt sticky for about 3 days now and they made the jigs look horrible.. anyway I was wondering if there was any other method that you all use to protect the paint on your jigs?

You did not mix the epoxy correctly? I know because I have a spinnerbait that is still sticky after more than 6 months. If you just want a solid color powder paint is the best way to go. I use powder paint on all my jigheads and it works better than anything else to date. The paint/epoxy method is best for multi color spinnerbaits and hard baits like cranks. Nail polish will work alright but sometimes it reacts badly with certain paints.

Allen

I think on a few of them i didnt mix the epoxy right and they are still sticky. And most of the rest i must have mixed the epoxy right cause they did eventually dry but look horrible. i wont coat them anymore with epoxy lol. The paint im using is the paint that you would use for painting model cars the Testors paint. Im not sure yet how it will do in the water. But with a college students budget it works good for getting them a specific color.

I like to use spray paint cans that I get from the dollar store to paint paints then epoxy over them. You can find a lot of stuff at that dollar store to use for making baits.

Allen

What kind of epoxy are you using??? Most of us are using Devcon 2 ton epoxy that you can get from your local Wal-Mart. It has a great work time and is self leveling as long as you don't just hang it up and leave it. You need to put the bait on a drying wheel after you have applied the epoxy or it will look  horrible when it dries.

Harshman

Harshman just pointed out every mistake i made lol.  ;D

Ok now i know what i did wrong with not using a drying wheel. I did use that devcon 2 ton epoxy but i have a hook rack hanging over my work bench and i hung them off of there. What do you guys typically do to built a drying wheel? or can you get something like that from netcraft?

You can build your own drying rack out of parts from a bbq rotesserie or any low rpm electric motor. other wise I'm sure you can find one somewhere on the internet. Not sure if that is a netcraft item or not.

Harshman