Just tied up a dozen jigs that I painted and tied...I did not cure the jigs after powder painting.... I know it makes them much more durable....
Any of you guys use jig without curing? Will the paint come off of them?
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Just tied up a dozen jigs that I painted and tied...I did not cure the jigs after powder painting.... I know it makes them much more durable....
Any of you guys use jig without curing? Will the paint come off of them?
It will chip off even just being in a box as time goes on and any time you hit one like just dropping it on a hard floor will chip it off. Anyone that takes time to paint hem should cure them.
Definitely cure them. It makes the finish one of the most durable you can put on. Uncured powder paint actually chips real easy.
will do going forward...these are my first so I was excited to start tying!
Well if you have them tied already at least put some Sally Henson's Hard as Nails on it too. That will help a lot and as long as none is FL Yellow the color will be still good, but it will change FL Yellow a lot and now be the same at all!
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Does Hard as Nails get soft and gooey when in contact with soft plastics (twistertails, etc.)?
i never cure mine and just deal with the chipping paint, i always figure the fish dont care. lol but how do you guys cure yours? oven? toaster oven? how long? temp?
Since nail polish is lacquer I would suspect it wouldn't do well living with soft plastics.Quote:
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As far a Temp goes look at the sticky like I told the other member. I posted all the info one would need there. Also use what you want that you think works. I use both a toaster oven as well as my big oven depending on if I am doing 20 to 30 or 120 or more. Use what makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by kissfan4
If you're not going to cure it why pay the money for it, testors paint with an epoxy coating is way cheaper!!! 350 degrees for 20 minutes and if I have a glitter coat I drop it to 325 for 25 minutes and it works great.
Here's a few from the other night
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/100_2373.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/100_2362.jpg
Toaster oven works well. Jigs are much more shiny and tons more durable. They look like they should catch fish which gives you confidence which is half the battle.
Sometimes I've been in a hurry to make some for the next day, and not cured em. They work fine, they just don't last long. I try to always cure them, and I use the oven in the kitchen set @325 for 20 minutes. I just hang em on the rack of the oven, and turn it off when they're done, drag the rack out for couple minutes, and youre done. Definitely worth the trouble.