imonembad said:
I've messed with the powder coat its a B. because you have to rig up some kind of a jig to keep the holes clear of the paint and you need to hang them when baking the paint to keep them from sticking to everything. But if your willing to do the work I think it will work. Its just not my cup of tea I don't have the Patience.
I hear ya, my friend. I do not go to all that trouble with my jigs either. I normally just heat them with a butane torch, dip them in the powder, pass them back through the heat and hang them on a old refrigerator rack. It does take some practice to develop the right touch to make sure the color flows out right. But it keeps me out of trouble.
when I was asked nicely ??? to stop using the Kitchen oven. I was forced to come up with a fairly cheap drying rack to hang baits from during the refinish process
I cut (4), 6" legs out of wooden dowel stock and attached them with 2 washers and screws at the corners of the old refrigerator rack. I then took a 2x4 drilled holes the size of the dowel stock and glued the two together being careful I kept the rack fairly level. This provided a stable footing and added another inch and 3/4 to the height of the rack. If I need more clearance I just take a couple of bricks and put them under the 2x4 footing.
I did see a ESPN show where a BASS Pro demonstrated something similar but I believe he used spray paint and a small airbrush process to add color to weights. He did protected the line holes by plugging them with toothpicks. He would then stick the toothpick into the Styrofoam block with enough room between the weights to allow the paint to be applied. He would come back latter and add a clear epoxy final coat for durability.
I can see a similar process for the worm weight Powder Coating process.
- You would plug the holes,
- heat with the torch,
- dip in the powder,
- shake the excess off -- only once so you ain't excused of playing with it, (Jarhead Joke),
- pass it through the torch again
- and finally stick it in the Styrofoam to cool.
- I guess you could then spray on a light coat of epoxy sealer if you wanted to.
What ya think Drew, does that sound like it would work?