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Make a few spinners baits for my self all along and have started powder painting jigs with out to much trouble but would like to know the trick to Powder Painting Spinner baits .. Bending the Wire ? (which I do not like to do, but what I did) Larger "Cup" ?? "Dusting" them with a brush ?
Sure would like to know the easiest way.
Thanx
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[oscarsteel]

I did use a 4" fluid bed I made myself for spinnerbaits. Now I airbrush them and coat with devcon. I think its much harder than powder paint. Also better paint options...........Oscar

[turkeylegs1246]

Component Systems Inc. - Lure & Jig Paint Supplier makes a powder spray gun. I bought one but haven't used it. It works like a cross between a sandblaster and an air brush. Not very expensive.

I've powder painted spinner baits by heaping powder on a disposable coffee filter and dipping with fair results. Easy cleanup. Fold the filter in half and pour back into your powder container. It's very technique orientated. You've got to dip quickly or you apply too much paint. Then it drips when you cure the bait.

[turkeylegs1246]

If you've got an old fluid bed with an extra cup you might try to saw both sides down to allow you to dip the spinnerbait head down to where the powder is fluid. Lower the head with the wire and hook protruding through the saw kerf. That might work. But likely pretty messy?

[reeves]

I paint all my spinner baits and buzz baits in a fluid bed, with a 3" cup. You have to fill a little more powder in the cup, enough to cover the complete bait and just a bit on the wire when you dip. I hold the spinner bait at the R bend dipping hook first until the bait is completely submerged, give it a little shake and remove and tap excess off. Wipe the dry powder off the hook and hang it for baking.

I wouldn't recommend cutting any slots in the cup, you will have powder everyplace except where you want it - just my opinion.

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Thanx Guys
I want to keep it with powder paint and not get into any more painting equipment
(Really not much at painting) .. I think I will use the tips as to making a 4" cup (Shallow) and dipping as per George suggestion. Anyone have any more suggestions or comments on using a shallow 4" cup ???

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[turkeylegs1246]

George has a lot more experience than I. He nailed it. I wouldn't have thought to dip the hook as well as the head. I'm wondering if he heats just the head with a heat source or if he preheats the head, hook and wire in an oven. The hook shouldn't have too much powder on it if he heats just the head and wiping the powder off the hook should be a no brainer. If he preheats everything cleaning the hook of excess powder might be more difficult? Just my $.02.

[reeves]

Some guys use a heat gun to heat the head and others use a propane torch to accomplish this. I use the torch. I heat ONLY the lead part of the bait, not the hook or wireform. Naturally in this process heat is going to transfer into both, but not enough to make the powder stick. You always want a little paint on the hook and the wireform to prevent water from having any access under the paint.

Holding the wireform at the 'R' bend, apply heat to the lead only portion of the bait, dip hook first into the fluid bed (swishing as you do), remove and tap excess. Wipe any excess powder from the wireform and hook with your fingers and hang for curing. It is really pretty simple and takes a little practice to get your timing down, but once you do, you can really fly. The most important thing here is Practice, Practice, and more Practice. Hope this was of some help in clarifying the process.

[reeves]

Forgot to mention also. You can preheat jigs in an oven and really speed up the operation but not spinnerbaits or buzzbaits. On a jig it is ok for the hook to get hot because you will be holding it by the hook and not dipping the hook into the powder, therefore no paint on the hook. But on spinners and buzzers, you have a hook on one end and wire on the other of the lead and powder is going to get on and stick because of the heat. Thus the process described above.

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Thanx for clearing up the heating George as most think of heating in a oven and all parts being coated and I can see where a torch for this would be better than the heat gun as it applied more direct ... maybe with a heat gun if you held the bait by the wire that you could detect the heat application and know when to "Swish" it ?? Will try it shortly.
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