Jig finish for NP users

[AndyLane]

For those of you who use nail polish to paint your heads this is the jig finish I use. It works great and is much more durable than Sally's Hard as Nails Clear coat and much easier than using a two part epoxy. I just dip a painted head in the jar then tap it till excess drips off then give it a couple more quick shakes and hang it up. Dries enough to tie in about fifteen minutes and fully cures in a matter of hours. You can do a ton of jigs with one little 1oz jar. I'm switching over to powder paint here pretty soon but for now this works great!

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[LedHed]

You can still use the clearcoat when you switch to powder paint. When I add eyes I cover with 3 coats off clear to keep the eyes on.

 

[smalljaw]

The problem I've had with it is yellowing and dulling, it isn't too noticable on a pearl colored jig but white you really see the yellowing and most other colors that are gloss you will see how it dulls. I tried it multiple times thinking I got a bad batch, I stirred it, I shook it and shook and stirred and the same problems and on larger bass jigs Devcon 2 ton epoxy was much more durable. On small nail polish jigs it will be good enough, I use Sally Hansens just because it stays clear and I only use it on stuff with eyes.

 

[Fatman]

I use the CS 2 part. Andy this also answers my reply in other thread about yellowing.