Hey guys,
Here is the scoop on painting jigs with weedguards. If the jigs have the weedguards poured in place, I have never had any good success with powder painting them. The heat from the baking in the oven curls the weedguard strands and then they are all mis-shapen. I've heard people put aluminum foil and special sleeves sold for this application, but to me this is too time consuming. So in this situation, just paint like mentioned with nail polish or lacquer paint and call it a day. Now if you buy raw jigs with out the weedguard, then you can use nylon pull pins in the weedguard hole, providing they fit. Stick the pin in the weedguard hole prior to heating the jig. Heat the jig, swish through powder paint, pull jig out and immediately pull out pull pin. Put jig on rack and when you're done with all of them put in oven to cure.
******Some things to know as well. Pull pins can not be used over an open flame. I use a heat gun to heat my jigs prior to dipping in paint.
******When you pull the pins out of a hot painted jig, do not use your fingers the pins are very hot.
******Do not bake your jig with the pins inside to take out later. You will harden the paint on the pins which go into the hole and when you pull it out the paint will chip.
******You can also use the same pins for pouring jigs with weedguards in your molds. I have been using them for about 3 years now. The nylon pins are a breeze to get out of a weedguard hole versus the old metal base pins.
******The nylon pins are reusable over and over and over again. You can use them forever until you lose them.
******I have been promoting this concept for a long time it is first finally catching on.
With that said, once you use them you will never go back to your old ways. It is soooooo much easier......If you want more info PM me and I will be more than happy to help
