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I have seen several videos on powder painting. Some videos say all you have to do is preheat and dip and that is all. some show you have to post heat to cure the paint. Is it really necessary to nake them again to cure the paint? What are some of the ways you cure them if you do? Can you just lay them on a baking pan or do they have to be hanging so that the paint is not touching anything?
If you don't cure them after painting them they won't be durable and the paint will chip and flake off just by putting them in a box with other jigs. I wouldn't even bother powder painting them if you're not going to cure them.
They need to hang or be held vertically to cure. Hanging or holding them vertically with the hook down will minimize dripping problems while curing, especially if you're just starting out with learning to paint them. The paint becomes a liquid while heated, some colors are thicker than others. If you lay them on a pan instead of hanging them you will be disappointed when you pull them out of the oven.
I cure all of my jigs between 350-375*F for 20-30 min. If I use multiple coats of paint (and I always do) I cure between each coat. I cure white and glow pink at 325* for 30 min. because these 2 colors are the runniest/drippiest of all the colors.:mad:
You can hold one of my painted jigs over your head and drop it on a concrete floor and it will put a flat spot on the jig but won't crack or chip the paint!
Here's some good vids on powder painting:
Welcome to TJ's Tackle
Click on powder paint, then on the next page click on How To.
There's one about baking/curing the powder paint too.
GCD, those are exactly the videos I watched. I am debating if I want to start another habit lol.
oh boy... Well like I tell every one else no no no no, I'm done with my disclaimer ;) Its a blast but if you do it build a fluid bath for your powder. it does a great job on the paint and you use less of it. I can help show you how to make one. I cure mine in a toaster oven and use a torch to preheat my jig heads. If you want detailed jigs and I would go with an airbrush but if you only want a color or two per head than powder paint is the way to goQuote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
thanks guys
I use a toaster oven to preheat and cure.I set it at 350 for 6 minutes and take them out one at a time and use a small model paint brush to dip in the paint and tap with my finger over the jig head.I don't dip them anymore.Especially white,lol.It uses far less paint and don't run while cureing.I say that you have to cure them.They say that you don't have to,but,easier to just do it and be done.Especilly using multy colors.
Crappieseeker I can think of some bad habits, but painting your own tackle
isn't one of them. The price of store bought tackle is crazy. Especially, when
you see what the big boys are paying out of China and reselling it to us at
1000 percent mark-up. You can produce a jig for $o.o4 each painted if you
find the right place to buy hooks, even cheaper if you get an Excise Tax #.
I'm with MO, I use a torch to preheat, but I use the 2oz jar to dip and I re-
fill with a 1# container. I had a friend make me some racks which hang in my
oven on the grates. It takes a little practice on dipping, as some colors are
"runnier" and they've been listed here on the forum (mine are black and white)
But the fish don't mind a few coneheads, just call 'em minnow heads. When
I start curing them I set the oven at 325deg for 25 minutes (cold oven) 5 min
of preheating + 20 min. cure. The paint comes out tough as nails. I can cure
700-1000 jigs a whack. I sell some to cover my costs and get some gas
money for fishing, it's not lucritive, but I don't "pay" for fishing anymore. It's
also very theraputic (melted lead is hypnotizing) and the satisfaction of
catching a fish on something you made makes it worth it. Good luck
crappiedoc. I make my own plastics and was debating about getting into this as well. I can like you said make things much cheaper. My initial start up cost for plastics was high, but I will make enough back to cover that part. I may try this a little later on.
Crappieseeker thats awesome, I've debated probably like you about pouring
plastics. I know Lurecraft has plenty of stuff for it, never seen it done I bet
you have some awesome crappie plastic. I would like to find something dif-
ferent. I've got guys who want "buggy" stuff, and I've got guys who want
minnow stuff and so on. Also walleye plastic just about anything different and
also the same. I buy in bulk when I find things. Do you sell any?
crappiedoc, i sent you a pm