Powder coating bullet weights?...Found it easier...

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Shad*Wizard
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Powder coating bullet weights?...Found it easier...

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to sprinkle the powder on the hot weight than dip it into the powder...Slid weight on a spinnerbait wire

and then heated it with a lighter...Have also used the gas barbecue to heat the weights, too...Don't

like using the oven to cure the jigs, I just used the lighter or barbeque to warm up the weight after

the initial coat...Don't overdue with lighter because it will leave black smoke on paint if done too

long...Steelhead jig heads came out nice and so did the shad darts...The oven method left a smell

in the house that I believe wasn't healthy for breathing, outside and moving air is safer...Also, don't

overheat weight too long over the BBQ, the lead will melt...
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ACRon
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Re: Powder coating bullet weights?...Found it easier...

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You can also use a heat gun (like a blow dryer). Heat up the head coat it and then heat it again.
Shad*Wizard
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Re: Powder coating bullet weights?...Found it easier...

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That's a great idea, too...May try second heating with a hair dryer...Thanks for the response, Ron...
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