Painting Sonars- which is the best paint?

[jigemup]

I recently started making bladebaits and want to get a paint that will work well and not bubble off if plastics happen to touch it. Do any of you have some recomendations to get the best finish for these that can still give me hot florescent colors? Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

[perchjerker]

Have you tried powder paint?
The stuff is awesome.

[Leo Kam]

Dale, I use vinyl paint and its safe with plastics. White undercoat first, followed the next day with paint color of choice. After 24-36 hour drying period, I apply 1-2 applications of clear coat. Sometimes with sparkle mixed in. I sometimes paint the brass blankes 2 or 3 different colors. Haven't tried the powder paint yet, maybe this year.

[perchjerker]

Oh man, you gotta try it. You can eliminate at least 2 steps in your process. Heat up the blade, dip it in the powder, bake it for 15 min in a broiler oven, your done. No waiting for it to dry, no dripping of the excess paint. No thinner, no rags, no smell. The finish is excellent.

[wallytap]

Hey Mr. P what's your temp and time to bake em'?

[Leo Kam]

pj, we're not talking about jigs but metal blanks. I assume that with the brass blanks you would dip 1/2 in the powder first, then the remaing half after it has cooled; but, how would you paint the poured lead on a nickle blank without getting any paint on the nickle? Any suggestions would be appreciated as I have quite a few of the nickle blanks remaining.

[eye lund]

I like the paint for the brass blades but i use the powder on the nickle blades I only dip the lead head but I get a smaLL amount on the nickle and I leave it don't worry about it. Works fine fish don't care. then I put it in the oven at 350 dgrees for 15 min but clean the holes before you bake it gets very hard hope this helps.