iivydriff Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Ive been making my own bass jigs for several years, but Im no pro thats for sure. After dipping your jig in the powder paint can you wait until you do several of these jigs before actually putting them all in the cure oven? Or is it best to stick them in to bake immediately after dipping them? The way im doing it now is I dip one and maybe hit it with a flame for just a second and then put it in the oven and then get another pre heated one out. I keep fanning the door on the oven. Surely there is an easier faster method. Is it ok for the paint to cool down for a bit and then cure them all at once? Please Help a Rookie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 You can do it either way and it works. I preheat mine in the oven about 18 at a time. Most of the time I can't get them all painted without rewarming for a few minutes. Then I close the door and bake them all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 There are many ways to heat or pre-heat jigs if you will. This is a personal choice and whatever works for you. I take a cold jig and run it over a heat gun for a certain amount of seconds. Once I find that time, I keep doing that to every jig I'm painting that is the same style and the same weight. (ie.....a 1/4 oz Arky 15 seconds). If the jig is lighter than it would be less time, if heavier more time. As I paint my jigs one at a time, I then rack them. Once all of my jigs are painted, I put the whole rack (or racks) in the toaster oven. It seems more economical to bake all of them at once then to do one or several at a time. Just how I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iivydriff Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Thanks for the help! It sure will be alot easier baking them all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 If I'm making a lot of small jigs, I may do two or three colors and come back the next day. Doesn't seem to make any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I've powdered jigs and have some experience powdering motorcycle parts as well... once you have the powder on the jig (using heat) you can wait as long as you want until you bake/cure it. The only issue you may have is if you have the powder on the jig and it is very powdery, it can blow off or get wiped off before reaching the oven. Although this is more of a concern when truly powder coating as you are using static to hold the powder to the part. since most of us use heat for first adhesion, not as big of a concern. I've been using a heat gun lately to preheat the jigs individually instead of using my oven. I heat the jig with the heat gun for a few seconds, dip in the small fluid bed I made, clean out the hook eye / weedguard if necessary, then hit it again with the heat gun just until the powder flows out (melts).... at this point I toss it in my tackle box until I've finished a bunch and have time to heat the oven up and cure them all at the same time... sometimes I do just a few jig a night when I can escape for a few minutes, build up stock over a few days and then bake them all on the weekend when I have the time. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I've powdered jigs and have some experience powdering motorcycle parts as well... once you have the powder on the jig (using heat) you can wait as long as you want until you bake/cure it. The only issue you may have is if you have the powder on the jig and it is very powdery, it can blow off or get wiped off before reaching the oven. Although this is more of a concern when truly powder coating as you are using static to hold the powder to the part. since most of us use heat for first adhesion, not as big of a concern. I've been using a heat gun lately to preheat the jigs individually instead of using my oven. I heat the jig with the heat gun for a few seconds, dip in the small fluid bed I made, clean out the hook eye / weedguard if necessary, then hit it again with the heat gun just until the powder flows out (melts).... at this point I toss it in my tackle box until I've finished a bunch and have time to heat the oven up and cure them all at the same time... sometimes I do just a few jig a night when I can escape for a few minutes, build up stock over a few days and then bake them all on the weekend when I have the time. J. What temperature do you set the oven to cure them, and for how long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 What temperature do you set the oven to cure them, and for how long? Sorry I missed answering this.... It depends on the powder... most give a recommendation for time/temp. It usually ranges from 360 - 420 depending on powder supplier and type of powder. To truly get good adhesion, the part must be at the cure temp for the full amount of recommended time... so if it says 400 for 15 minutes, you should check the part temp with an IR thermo every couple minutes then set you're timer for 15 once the part reached 400. Now that I gave the "technically" correct answer, for jigs and small lead stuff, I really don't sweat it, I usually set the oven for 10 degrees more than the recommended cure temp (or 400 if in doubt) and put them in there for 30-45 minutes. Overcooking (time-wise) won't hurt you. Overcooking temp wise can. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
