I have just started powder painting jig heads and they look really good, but I haven't cured any of them. I didn't know that u had to do that to them. What is the advantage to curing?:confused:
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I have just started powder painting jig heads and they look really good, but I haven't cured any of them. I didn't know that u had to do that to them. What is the advantage to curing?:confused:
Boone
Since you just started think if yu had any that looked powdery when you pulled them from the powder??? If you tossed that in the water it's gonna come off easy. When you cure it it make's for a very hard painted surface.
I do not cure any of mine. I use an alcohol lamp to heat the jig head and dip it in the powder for a quick second and then back over the flame until it is even and shinny. Once cooled it is tough and I have to really hit it hard to get it to chip. I do not fish in rocks nor do I cast against hard objects. Some will bounce their jigs against cement pillars etc. Not as strong and the baked but how I fish it does not matter.
Curing will help them be somewhat more durable,but I tend to loose them well before I ever ruin my paint job !!
No cure they will chip! Nuff said and I cure all mine!
As for your question do you have to; no you don't unless you want them to hold up well and not chip if you drop them on the hard floor or bang it into something.
Skip
Really it is a good practice to "Bake" them ... you will get a "Uniform" finsh that way ..
2 cents worth
JSC
If you don't bake them they'll even chip in the plastic tackle boxes. You don't HAVE to but you should.
I bake all mine now. I used to reheat them over a heat gun after swishing thru powder coat. I like to have my jigs in great shape sitting in a box and ready to go fishing when I am. Can't stand having inferior equipment and want a jig I have confidence in. Again, that's why I bake all mine now.
Makes them super hard and very smoth finish. Make sure hook eye is clean first. I hang mine on rack in oven and bake at 400 for thirty minutes. try it on a couple and you will see the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boone1
I have used uncured PP lures in the past. The paint lasts until you hit it on anything. It will chip quickly and will not last. I fish rocks, bounce the jigs I use on rocks, docks, logs and whatever else to try and get them where I think the fish are. If you don't do this then you may get away with not curing them.
if you do care your pain it jig heads, make sure that you clean the eyes of the hooks out before you put them in the oven.
Be sure to only dip the jigs in the powder paint once. To much of a build up of paint will turn them into conehead jigs when their baked. Belive me I know...lol.
I bake all my jigs at 350 for 15 minutes or 20 minutes at 300. Gives them a great finish that won't chip. I fish a lot of pilings and rocks so I like my jigs to not chip too easily. Like most folks said, clear the eye of the jig before you bake, otherwise it's almost impossible to get them cleaned out so you can tie off.
This thread is from 2011 so I will just close it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob D
Skip
I know this is an old thread but how do you KNOW the jig has been cured when it comes out of the toaster oven? I think I read somewhere that Pro-tec paint needs to cure @ 320* for 20 minutes?!?
TJ’s Tackle has a time/temp cure chart on their website but it’s not working for me currently. That time/temp you said seems about right. I’m not sure it matters much as I’ve varied both and other than to hot and burning it up they’ve been fine.
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Originally Posted by SuperDave336
For the record the chart works for me.