powder paint???

[78mudbug]

thanks guys for helping me out with this strange situation.looks like i will start baking them

[Fatman]

If you're not going to cure the powder paint why even bother doing it!!!!!

If you're taking the time to powder paint you do have to clean up and you can be baking your heads while you do the cleaning. Even small jigs won't melt while curing.

If you're using a toaster oven GET AN OVEN THERMOMETER!!!!!! There's been many threads on this site about the temps some of them get to when set at 350 degrees.

If you're worried about dripping you can use tin foil on the bottom of the oven or here's how I do mine. The aluminum pans I punch holes around the edge and as I powder paint the head it gets hung in one of the holes.

After the three small trays are loaded up they go on the cookie sheet (They're mine and the only thing they get used for), and into the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Any drips are contained in the aluminum pans.



If you need any more info let us know and we'll help you out.

Fatman

[ACSooner80]

I'm curin my first round of jigheads, will let ya'll know if I have any melt, I have it at 350 for 15 minutes....

[Jiggin_Joe]

I would'nt even bother powder painting if you dont cure them. after a head is cured right it is hard as a rock and can be thrown on the ground and not chip off. I cure all my colors at 300 for 30 minutes and never had a problem with the paint coming off. a member here named Perch has used my kips and said he has caughty alot of trout with my jigs and paint still looks good.

JJ

[Bronson]

I've just joined this site because of all the great information I've been able to get from it. It has sure saved me a lot of time and trouble.

I spoke with Do It company last week and a rep told me it was better to let them air cool instead of dipping in water after heating. He said dipping in water could make them brittle. (I had asked because of a video I had seen on the internet)

The rep also mentioned you shouldn't heat your jigs too long when curing. He said about 12 minutes at 290 degrees is all it should take. He said as soon as it sets that's all it's going to do anyway.

Originally, I had been hand painting my jigs. This took me forever. I started powder coating a couple of weeks ago. It didn't take me long to realize powder coating was not only much tougher but you could colors you could never get with paint.

I made my share of mistakes but this site and video's on the internet got me back on track. I love being able to pour and paint my own jigs and not have to depend on a store having it in stock to get what I want.

What I do is heat my jigheads with a heat gun, quickly run it through the powder paint, tap off the excess and hang them on rack making sure they do not touch. As soon as it is full, I stick them in a toaster oven I bought from Walmart (about $25) and heat. I only use this toaster for curing jigheads. I don't know if it could be harmful to cook in it but I would not recommend it to anyone.

Be careful about putting any jigs directly over the heating elements. IA couple of times I did have a little melting and runoff. Now I try to always check to make jigs are to one side or the other.

I feel I have made a lot of progress in a very short time. Most of it was due to so many experienced jig makers on this site who were willing to share what they know. I very much appreciated all the help I got. What started out as something to make my fishing trips more productive and enjoyable has turned into another enjoyable hobby.

[GCD]

Be careful about putting any jigs directly over the heating elements. IA couple of times I did have a little melting and runoff. Now I try to always check to make jigs are to one side or the other.

I feel I have made a lot of progress in a very short time. Most of it was due to so many experienced jig makers on this site who were willing to share what they know. I very much appreciated all the help I got. What started out as something to make my fishing trips more productive and enjoyable has turned into another enjoyable hobby.

If you should have problems with you paint running or dripping while curing, you can hang them by the eye of the hook with a piece of wire (I use christmas tree ornament hangers). This way if the paint should run or drip it will go to the back of the jig and won't mess up the head.



If you apply multiple coats of powder to your jigs (I do this a lot), curing inbetween each coat will also minimize running and dripping.

There's a lot of trial and error that goes along with pouring and painting jigs, but I find it very enjoyable!

[Jiggin_Joe]

If you should have problems with you paint running or dripping while curing, you can hang them by the eye of the hook with a piece of wire (I use christmas tree ornament hangers). This way if the paint should run or drip it will go to the back of the jig and won't mess up the head.



If you apply multiple coats of powder to your jigs (I do this a lot), curing inbetween each coat will also minimize running and dripping.

There's a lot of trial and error that goes along with pouring and painting jigs, but I find it very enjoyable!

Thanks for the idea i usally only have this problem with my glow colors becaus ei dip white then glow and it gets thick but now ill do white cure then do glow and hang thanks

JJ

[rtark]

My mistake was not cleaning the eye of the hook before I cured them. Man, they are tough to clean.
I don't mean to steal this mans thread, but when you use white for an undercoat, I should cure it before the finish coat? Also I am curious how some of you use different colors on the same jig head.

[Jiggin_Joe]

what i do is heat jig do 1st color then heat again add second either by dipping area i want done or sprinkling it on with a small paint brush.

JJ

[78mudbug]

hey rtark post away thats what its here for.u guys sure are alot of help thanks again