do you have to cure?

[smoothlures]

Yeah you don't HAVE to cure them. Fish don't mind if they get a little banged up anyway. But a coat or two of a clear lacquer or nail polish will make them a little more durable, though like Skip said the yellow and green charts will turn "off" color after the nail polish dries, so vinyl is best then.

[Fatman]

Take testors model paint and put a two coat epoxy over it if you can't cure the powder. Takes a little longer but you'll get some nice colors.

The vinyl is good stuff but it gives me wicked migrains so I had to stop using it.

Any model shop will get you the testors paint and I use the two part epoxy from Janns.

Fatman

[chmee213]

Vinyl paint is a good finish, but it stinks to high heaven, and the thinner is even worse. My wife will not allow me to use it in the house, no biggie, I agree. I use glow powder and some enamel and model paint. I use krylon or rustoleum spray primer.

[fish_4_all]

None of the solvent based paints will be abe to be taken with on a plane. I don't know what the regulations are on shipping them. I actually kinda doubt that they are going to allow potential flamable and explosive paint on base while deployed. Check with your battery/batallion officers and find out before you buy something you can't have with you on base.

[Bronson]

Don't know why you can't use a toaster but a heat gun might be a better option for you. You will love jigs that have been powder coated as soon as you get the hang of it. Very durable. Make a batch and then your free to concentrate on tying jigs.

[skeetbum]

good idea bronson.

[jusanothajoe]

I almost never cure my pp. But I am a dock shooter and dont keep jigs very long anyway. The jigs I use to fish tree tops etc I dont cure them either the pp will flake off if you bump them on rocks or something hard but mine stays on pretty good. dont have a problem with bakin em just dont take time to do it, also I clean my eyes out right before I tie em on, if you dont clean them eyes before you bake them you wont be able to blow it out with dynamite.

[bxn]

i use nail polish and acrylic paints for jigheads

[jsplinter]

Thanks all for the ideas, I will figure something out and post some results up here when I get started