Eyes

**Davedirt** · 01-03-2015, 06:29 PM

How thin do you dilute the paint? Also can you dip them in head cement before applying paint?

**Fatman** · 01-03-2015, 06:51 PM

If you want a spot for the 3d eye and don't want to mod the mold, just take a pair of pliers with SMOOTH inside edges and slightly flatten the sides big enough to fit a 3d eye. Do a lot of mine that way. Here's a video on how to do it by another board member Stump Hunter.

**jackie53** · 01-03-2015, 07:24 PM

"WOW"!!! Cannot beat experience thanks Fatman,Stumphunter!!! Great site!!! enoyed the video!!

**arkansasbowhunter** · 01-03-2015, 07:51 PM

Good info there thanks.

**"D"** · 01-03-2015, 08:05 PM

Hey bowhunter, Make a few hundred and send me the one's you don't want. I kinda like the orange/yellow eye ones.

**Fatman** · 01-03-2015, 09:35 PM

Messed up on this one!!!!!!!!

"I powder coated all my jigs and heat treated them. I have vinyl paint and the eyes are changing from white to yellow on my orange jigs."

Saw vinyl and thought the whole jig was done that way!! DA!! LOL Anyone doing all vinyl first advice is good but now I really don't know what to think of white vinyl changing to yellow. What orange is it?? Blaze, Fluorescent, Bright?? Got a buddy that does all his jigs with vinyl and I'll kick him an email and see if he knows what could cause this.

I'll let you know.

**ifish** · 01-03-2015, 10:50 PM

Akb, Try putting a clear coat as a second layer on your heads and fire them off. Is the orange ProTec or something else? There are different chemistry formulas on some of the powder paint. With the color difference (Dark jig pic) it is usually uneven or not enough heat to set it up.You are getting a reaction for the paint to bleed through and is the vinyl CS Coatings? Check this out. Powder Formulation 101 : Products Finishing

**arkansasbowhunter** · 01-04-2015, 09:34 AM

Yes it's ca coating white vinyl. I powder coated blaze orange on the heads first. It is pro tec powder paint. Only happened with orange that the white changed colors.

I had some pink and orange heads that turned real dark and didn't stay bright in color. Thoughts on that?

Thanks all.

Just vinyl eyes. Will the vinyl stay after placing eyes or should I clear coat them.

**STUMP HUNTER** · 01-04-2015, 09:50 AM

Just remember that the paint on the eyes are thin so you will get a little bleed through on the darker colors. You jigs look very good.

**bassbull** · 01-04-2015, 10:56 AM

I paint a lot of orange jigs and this is what I've seen some times when I first tried it. Make sure you powder paint a white under coat before the orange coat. The darker orange could be from 2 things....No under coat with a layer of orange that is to thin,that the lead head is seen thru it. To much heat on the orange will make it darker at times also. What I've done is this when painting bright colored heads....(MY WAY)Take your jig and put it over the HEAT GUN for a count of 5.(APR) Then swish it into the white powder Holding the jig with a needle nose over the eye. You don't want the jig paint to cream over instantly our smoke, if it is it's to hot!! Now the jig should have a little of a powdery look to it. Put back over heat gun until jig paint turns that smooth creamy look to it. Now as soon as the jig turns smooth dip(needle nose) into your orange color. Shouldn't have creamed over and then put the jig back over heat gun to cream that color over. THIS is when timing is important,to long and you will over heat it and it will give you that dark orange. I have a glass of water that I dip the jigs in to cool the head so it doesn't get to hot to long. This hole process for a single jig paint should only take about 20 seconds to do. I hope this helps you our any one else . Have a good day. STEVE

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