How can I remove powder paint from jigs?

[split handle]

I have a bunch of 1/32 oz barbed collar jigheads that all have chipping paint. It's too late to return them. It looks like they got a thin and uncured coating of cheap powder paint (definitely not vinyl). I'd like to get the old paint off before repainting them myself.

I know I could heat them up and try to wipe off as much of the old stuff as possible, but that would be slow and I'd probably find a way to burn myself doing it.

Is there a solvent that would do this?

[PBUG2009]

To my knowledge no...Myself I would reheat and just paint over the old paint...Ive done this before.

[jimfish]

I have a bunch of 1/32 oz barbed collar jigheads that all have chipping paint. It's too late to return them. It looks like they got a thin and uncured coating of cheap powder paint (definitely not vinyl). I'd like to get the old paint off before repainting them myself.

I know I could heat them up and try to wipe off as much of the old stuff as possible, but that would be slow and I'd probably find a way to burn myself doing it.

Is there a solvent that would do this?

MEK will take it off. I put them in a small can and cover with mek and leave soak for a few min.

[PA_Slabs]

I don't know... I would just consider buying new ones or using them as they are. I'm all for tryiing to save $$$$, but sometimes time and effort is worth more than the $$$. What about trying to cure them?

[skiptomylu]

If you have a Dremel you can use one of their finishing abrasive buffs packages and use the one with 280 grit. You can call them direct and buy just that grit by it self, but you have to buy a bigger quantity (I did this) and use your Dremel on about 10,000-15,000 rpm's and take it off or enough for sure. I use them sometimes if I get heads that need a good bit of work to take the crud off. You probably don't need get it all of before painting them again. Here is a link to the buffs I am talking about, but I don't use the 180 grit.

511E EZ Lock Finishing Abrasive Buffs - 180 & 280 grit (2 Pack) / Model: 511E

These work very well on this kind of thing.

Hey if you have the Dremel and don't have more than a couple hundred jigs to do you can probably just pick up a pack like the one in the link which you have both in it, you can do them all with one 280 grit buff. Get it at Lowe's or some place like that. Oh and you would need the little EZ Lock fitting to put them on if you don't already have one.

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[PBUG2009]

Jim soaking them in MEK doesnt that effect the hooks finish? Making it rust faster ecspecially on the bronze?

[jimfish]

[QUOTE=PBUG2009;1575949]Jim soaking them in MEK doesnt that effect the hooks finish? Making it rust faster ecspecially on the bronze?[/QUOTE

nope been using it for years, when i get bunch thats all chipped up just throw em in ,i only use the red and its in bad shape any how. Just repaint with red finger nail polish. Im retired and it helps pass time.

[richstick]

Even better than MEK would be acetone - that stuff will take the paint off of anything! I keep a little glass jar of it on my workbench, and if I mess up the powder on a jig, I let it cool down and then throw it in the jar, shake it around every now and then. I've left jigs in there for weeks and they don't degrade the hook or lead at all, but they do take the paint off!

[PBUG2009]

Acetone is what i use to thin vinyl paint when using it to paint heads...

[Fatman]

I'm with bug, if they're gonna be the same color just heat and re-coat. The other ones just fish em or coat with another color and see what happens. If you're fishing in timber you're likely to lose some anyway.