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to cure them after I powder paint them and man what a difference. Colors are much brighter than when I was just dipping them and running them back over the gas stove burner. Put the over on 325 and went for 25 minutes. Worked like a charm. Will this keep them from chipping as easily as well?
Yes chipping is a thing of the past if cured. It's now very tough paint, but no cure, it will chip off very easy.
I have not chcecked my toaster oven to see exactly where it is, but I set in on between 390 and 400 for 17 minutes. Probably 15 would work, but I didn't have all work as expected when I tried their new temps and time which is 395 for 10 minutes. Maybe it was I didn't add enough time to heat the lead or maybe my toaster oven is off more than I think, but what ever the deal is I use 17 minutes and close to 392.
Skip
I put them in a cold oven, then set it to 325 and once it got to 325, I ran it for 25 minutes, turned the oven off and let it cool real slow. Bet it took an hour for them to get all the way cold. We'll see how it works and can't be worse than not curing. LOL
You did good. Wannabe would be proud. By the way you cleaned up boxes look good. Just need more hand tyes.
The Mfg. even gives cure times in case of weed guards and such and gives time and temps for that. I do believe most colors will do fine at 325 for 25 minutes. I just use the shorter time as I am painting and curing at the same time and will do several loads in the oven to get them all. So I just want to get done asap, LOL!
However there are at least one, maybe more not sure, like Pearl and it's 325 for 15 minutes. I don't remember if I have one or two more that have odd temps and time, but I do think there is one other at least.
Skip
Yea DD, you need to let me and hunter fix you up with some real jigs. LOL Beagle might even let me make you a copy of his goober jig. I just cured a bunch of black heads of different types. I usually cure at 350 for 20 min.
I got to hand it to you guys....you do make some nice jigs. I don't hardly want a store bought one anymore.
PM me you address DD and I will send you some to play with. Can't make it to the rez, or I'd fix you up there. I do 350 at 20 min. also
You have the secret to chip resistant jigs. Nice job.
we have been running my toaster oven at 350 for 15 min. . So far so good yes I have not noticed any of the paint chipping off and I fish and have the rocky terrain water.
Don Don you can wrap up that picture and send it to me. I could sure use all those pretty jig heads with my plastic baits that way you could have more practice on paining in cooking in your toaster oven.
Don.....you definately need to buy some plastics from Snake.....he has got some of the best ones around. The new 1 1/2 in. Shad Stinger is going to be a killer.
325 for 20 minutes works for me.
Bob, you got some nice looking stuff on there for sure. I'll check it out more next time I need to pick up something. Same thing Scott, I saw some of yours at the camp and they look awesome man. BTW, I use the regular oven and I learnt me a lesson, put a drip pan under them. LOL Got a few Chartreuse spots in the bottom now Thank goodness wifey ain't seent them YET
I have been using the reg oven but I found a toaster oven at Fred's for $25 and got one. Works great with the pan under the rack to catch droppings. I use 350 @ 20 minutes also.
Hope the wife doesn't see the chart drops DonDon!!!!:D
Hope she doesn't either. LOL
Nice jigs, I use a toaster oven and open it and pull the rack most of the way out. The jigs are usually cool to the touch after a few minutes.
Warning, making your own jigs is very addictive. You start off making those you have to have for the next couple of fishing trips, then you start stockpiling them to have enough to last thru prime fishing season.
Then you start adding extra colors, different style hooks, and of course buying a few more molds as you think of a few more sizes you would like to have. This hobby can be very expensive but it's worth it when you feel the thump on the end of your line and you pull up a nice one on a jig you made yourself.
Snake I usually bake at 325 to 350 for about 20 min too. I like mine to be really chip resistant. Then I use drill bits and paint to do the eyes. Glad you liked the material I sent you.
325-350 for about 20 minutes too. Very chip resistant.....except DON'T use a candle to heat your jig heads. The soot from the candle can cause the paint to FALL off. I've got 50+ jig heads that are very ugly, because half the paint has come off just sitting in the box.
Agri, I when I first started painting jigs with powder paint, I was using a cig lighter and they had soot all over them. I'm using the gas stove at my house now and don;t have that problem any more. Also don;t have to deal with a hot lighter anymore. OUCH