powder paint???

how well does powder paint stay on jigheads without baking them?i had a problem a guy said the paint was coming off and the jigs only went through the mail.i know the guys telling the truth so no problem there.i talked to the lady at the post office and she said if they ran it threw the seperating machine it could have done it because its metal to metal and it smashes envelope size packages pretty hard. problem there is i wrote hand cancel on the package but she said they dont catch them all.what i do is heat it up with a grill lighter for 5 to 8 seconds depending on size then swish around in the pro tec powder paint then dip in water to cool

the paint stays on ok and i did that when i first started painting jigs and the paint wears off after a while so i ended up investing in a toaster oven and once u bake the jigs the powder paint sets up like an epoxy and its really solid after that

look around at a garage sale and find a little toaster oven and bake the paint on they will last forever :) its well worth it i found a toaster oven at a yard sale for $5.00 and been using it ever since

So if you bake them after you paint them....how long do you bake them and at work temp? I'm doin 1/100, 1/80, 1/64, 1/32 mainly I'm personally afraid that if I bake them the lead will melt off the jig heads then I will have wasted paint and lead....

When I bake them I set the oven for 15 min at 325 degrees. I do not always bake them though. The powder stays on pretty good. I lose a few jigs so maybe if I didn't they might show signs of chipping.

I don't bake them either. After heating the head with a heat gun, then swishing it throught the powder paint, tap off excess, then hold it in front of the heat gun for a few seconds and hang up to dry overnight (although you can tie on them almost instantly when they are cool.
I've never had a jig chip or loose paint either fishing them or thru the mail.

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Originally Posted by 78mudbug

how well does powder paint stay on jigheads without baking them?i had a problem a guy said the paint was coming off and the jigs only went through the mail.i know the guys telling the truth so no problem there.i talked to the lady at the post office and she said if they ran it threw the seperating machine it could have done it because its metal to metal and it smashes envelope size packages pretty hard. problem there is i wrote hand cancel on the package but she said they dont catch them all.what i do is heat it up with a grill lighter for 5 to 8 seconds depending on size then swish around in the pro tec powder paint then dip in water to cool

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I have sent jigs in the mail, and I've had some report that they got them with the paint off completely down to the bare lead. I bake mine and I know it doesn't come off that easily. It is because they send the bulky package through a machine and it gets stuck and damages the jigs. It's the carelessness of the P.O. BTW why do you put your jigs in the water to cool?

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Originally Posted by ACSooner80

So if you bake them after you paint them....how long do you bake them and at work temp? I'm doin 1/100, 1/80, 1/64, 1/32 mainly I'm personally afraid that if I bake them the lead will melt off the jig heads then I will have wasted paint and lead....

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I bake mine the same as Oldwun. If you're afraid they will melt, just take a half dozen bad ones that are painted and bake them. See what happens. Naturally I wouldn't do 100 jigs, I think you will be fine.

78mudbug for time and temps look at the thread CSI Cure Temps and time.I use a conventional oven for mine and hang on the rack.For guys that do this use the top rack and put foil or a cookie sheet on the second one to catch any drips you may get,it will save ya some grief from the other half ha ha.Also Ive found that if I bake all colors at 395 for 10 minutes you can bounce them off a concreate floor and not chip the paint,it will dent the lead but paint will stay intact.Best of luick to ya

You will have a much better product when you bake the powder paint in a toaster oven. You can get one at thrift stores or Goodwill for about two dollars. 15 minutes at 325 should do the job. When shipping also use some type of bubble wrap. You want satisfied customers.

If you use a vinyl or lacquer paint finish, always use a type of clearcoat topping.

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Originally Posted by ACSooner80

So if you bake them after you paint them....how long do you bake them and at work temp? I'm doin 1/100, 1/80, 1/64, 1/32 mainly I'm personally afraid that if I bake them the lead will melt off the jig heads then I will have wasted paint and lead....

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Pure lead melts at 600*F (higher if it's hard lead)... powder paint flashes at 350*F, your lead will not melt at 350*F or even 400*.

A toaster oven is much better for painting and curing. Heat your raw jigs to 350-375*F in a toaster oven, you can heat many at the same time (I do 10 at a time, but you can do more). Remove them 1 at a time and swish in the paint and return them back to the oven to finish flashing the paint. After the paint has flashed on all of them, remove them and let them cool, then return the painted jigs to the oven and bake at 350* for 15-20 min. Your paint will be much stronger.

Painted and uncured jigs are pretty fragile, just dropping one on the floor will chip off the paint. Curing them really toughens them up!

It doesn't surprise me at all that your paint chipped off in the mail, and even if it hadn't it would've/will chip off when your customer fishes with them and he won't be happy or satisfied and probably won't buy anymore from you.

You can buy a brand new toaster oven for 20-30$ at Wal-Mart, well worth the money!

Here's where you can find the curing temps and times.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...emps-time.html