curing powder paint

Hello

I tried powder paint for the 1st time yesterday and after I heated the jig dipped it knocked off excess and hung it on the rack they looked good BUT then I put them in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes like back of paint said and the paint on most of the jigs ran to a point so know I have alot of cone head jigs lol. I assume its because I got to much paint on the jig but not sure how to get less. I heated dipped knocked off excess I did notice the paint melted right away is my jigs to hot and not getting enough time to knock off excess before it melts?

Thanks joe

Joe sounds like to much paint on them.Watch your jig as it heats you will see the heat line run thru it once you see that swirl it in the paint real fast no more than a second is needed in the paint.With a little practice and a few jigs you will get the hang of it.If you like send me a pm.

Yes your jig is 2 hot when your dipping them. I bet if you look close. Theres some smoke coming off the jig when dipped in the powder?
I run mine back through the heat gun to set the powder. And doing that, Stops any running. But I am not sure a cone head is a bad thing. Just not good if your going to sell them. But for use, I had one last year that caught fish good. Until I lost it .
Pete

Definitely too much paint. I tell you the steps that I use.
1 - heat the head for 4-5 seconds with a lighter, candle or alcohol flame. No longer
2 - dip into powder swipe from side to side take no longer that one second at the most. That is your problem.
3 - tap on side of container to rid of excess powder.
4 - place on oven rack for 20 minutes at 300 degrees.
5 - let cool.
6 - paint and dress jig.
7 - catch lots of fish.

Yep, it's too hot. Hold it over your heat source a few seconds less and that should fix it.

Let me clarify my above response. I think it is a combo problem. Too much heat that gives you too much paint. I little of both will do you. Don't worry, everyone has probably had that issue when first starting. I did!
Just remember 4 seconds of heat no more and just swipe the jig in the powder to cover it and tap off the extra. done.
You will get the hang of it.
You can even try backing the heat of your oven down to 300 degrees. It will be fine.

Thanks for all the help I appreciate it. and yeah the cone head ones I will use for myself I think they look kinda neat :)

Joe

Just remember to fluff up your paint too pretty often if not using a fluid bed. If it's packed down you will get too much paint as well.

Skip

No need to bake the jigs,they will do fine without baking.....Tknight

thanks guys I took all your advice and painted 50 more only 2 looked a little egg shaped when done.


Joe

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Originally Posted by crazyboutcrappie

No need to bake the jigs,they will do fine without baking.....Tknight

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Have you ever fished them side by side? Unpainted the powder paint chips right off....once cured, if to the correct temperature and length of time, it's about impossible to get off. No point in using power paint if you're not gonna bake, IMO.

Just my .02.

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Originally Posted by smoothlures

Have you ever fished them side by side? Unpainted the powder paint chips right off....once cured, if to the correct temperature and length of time, it's about impossible to get off. No point in using power paint if you're not gonna bake, IMO.

Just my .02.

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That is so true.. I tried some that I did not run through the oven. And the paint came off in a few minutes of fishing. Now these were 1 oz sauger jigs. That are bounced off the bottom so many times per minute. That it has to be tough.
But after using the oven, The paint is there until you wear the jig out or it breaks off. So for me its bake them, Or If I am not going to bake them. I will not even use the powder paint.
Pete

i too don't put mine back into the oven... for me i'm gonna use 'em and lose 'em.... after I've powdered them up and they sit for a bit, I'm off and tying and the out on the water and trying.... but for me that's a personal preference....

but the key truly is... don't get it too hot.... my buddy 'wardsmit' showed me the ropes on powder paints and he said it's easy to start off too cool that to start off too hot... so I guess it's a lot like going to ask a woman to be your wife... you'll get a better response by dating rather than running up to her the first time and screaming, "WILL YOU MARRY ME?!" (hehehee)

I use to not bake them but they would chip in the box if you drop them. So started to and its not that much trouble and they come out hard as heck.

there is a fine fine line, when heating the jigheads. and swishing them in the powder. It takes practice. I always lose some heads to overheating, paint bubbling and lead melting etc. have tried some tamiya acrylic paint in liquid form and clear coated it with cs clear cote, and can't waite to fish it and see how it holds up. the vinyl liquid paint is good but I don't always want such a brite paint.

My results are better if I back off both time and temp from the recomendations on the jar. Might just be my oven and timer.

MO

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Originally Posted by smoothlures

Have you ever fished them side by side? Unpainted the powder paint chips right off....once cured, if to the correct temperature and length of time, it's about impossible to get off. No point in using power paint if you're not gonna bake, IMO.

Just my .02.

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My .02 cents too.

If you're taking the jig to the Lake
Be sure that in the oven you bake!!!