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  1. 06-15-2018, 10:11 PM #1
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    What's better for heating jig heads for powder paint? Alcohol burner or heat gun? What's the good and bad for each?
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    I use a table top heat gun and it works great. About a 3 count is all it takes to have the jig ready to go. This is the one i use. I'm sure u can find it for a better price. Mine was given to me so not sure how much he paid for it.

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    Heat gun, cheap from harbor freight. Made my own little stand from peice of plywood and 2/2 blocks to get it sitting upright. Easy to use after a few tries. I never had much luck using burners of any type. Some swear by them. Heat gun draw back is noise but I'm deaf anyway so dosnt bother me.
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    Been using a heat gun bout like 2boatJoe's for several years.Larger/smaller jigs just vary the time(count seconds). Does a great job. Completely agree with Cray on noise as a downfall but I am also deaf (especially deaf when she is trying to tell me something I don't want to hear)......Huh,What,whatdidyousay?
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    My wife calls it selective hearing. Lol

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    Heat gun and fluid beds are a must.
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    Heat Gun dip in powder paint paint heat. one more time,locks paint to jighead and Dip in. water till jighead sizzles ready to fish.Don't like lamps or fluid beds.

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    Have the fluid beds
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    Powder painted before getting fluid beds and got by. Absolutely like using fluid beds as I can control the volume of paint applied much better. The end result is much
    more consistent. To each their own. If you are happy,that is what counts.
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    Didn't somebody on here do a step by step DIY fluidbed awhile back?
    Thinkin might have to build one this winter!
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