weed guard glue

tacklenation · #1 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

can anyone help me on this part of the process in making flippin jigs? I am having great pours now with my molds, my powder paint looks great. my final problem is the weedgaurd.

should i have a pin or something in the weed gaurd hole during painting?
what type of glue would anyone recommend for keeping my weedgaurd in the hole. i have had problems with it coming out with conventional super glue.

again, im in the early stages but im starting to get the hang of this any help is appreciated thanks in advance.

feldermannLures · #2 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

i glue my weed guards in w/ epoxy, then paint.

tacklenation · #3 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

can you recommend an epoxy?
thanks again.

feldermannLures · #4 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

i use the 5 minute version of Devcon. I think its like $1.97 at walmart.

cadman · #5 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

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Originally Posted by tacklenation

can anyone help me on this part of the process in making flippin jigs? I am having great pours now with my molds, my powder paint looks great. my final problem is the weedgaurd.

should i have a pin or something in the weed gaurd hole during painting?
what type of glue would anyone recommend for keeping my weedgaurd in the hole. i have had problems with it coming out with conventional super glue.

again, im in the early stages but im starting to get the hang of this any help is appreciated thanks in advance.

Well it's nice to see someone close to my neck of the woods. Welcome aboard. If you need any more help, post your lead questions in the Wire Bait Section. You will get a lot more responses there. Myself and others will be more than glad to help you out

tacklenation · #6 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

thanks for the info guys. and will do cadman.

reeves · #7 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

If you are having weed guards coming out with the super glue, try using the super glue gel. Also it is way less messy and does not wick up the fibers of the weed guard.
When painting jigs, I use a piece of PTFE teflon rod in the hole. I heat the jig head, insert the teflon rod, dip in the powder paint and immediately remove the teflon rod. Leaves your socket for the weed guard paint free. You need the proper diameter teflon rod which can be purchased from McMaster-Carr. Good luck and welcome to the Underground.

tacklenation · #8 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

well i havent used the gel but i have used the brush on super glue with the "wicking" results you speak of. i'll look in the catalog book for these rods as well. and i'll mic the weed gaurd hole before i order. thanks fort the welcome and again for the help.

timjohnson · #9 (**permalink**) October 18th, 2007

If you don't put something in the hole, paint will get into the hole and you'll have to drill the hole to remove the paint. I use dowel rods (Wal-mart, cheap!!) just get the right size for your weedguards. FG30 is 1/2 inch. Cut the dowel into small pieces (you can use any kind of snips) and put into the pinhole. Just twist out after painting and then you can bake.

For gluing I use Goop. Had too much trouble with the Devcon "setting up" before I used all of it. I threw away the little "funnel' on the top of the Goop tube and just dip the end of the fiberguard in the top of the tube. If you get too much in the hole, not a big problem as it is clear. Too much Goop will leave a small "ring" around the outside base of the weedguard, but doesn't wick up the fibers like super glue. And the smell in not bad! I let the jigs sit overnight.....I've never had a weedguard pull out of a bait with Goop.

JBlaze · #10 (**permalink**) October 19th, 2007

Like the idea of using GOOP, by the way Barlows catalog says FG30 is 1/8 inch in diameter