ukey28 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 First off thanks folks for sharing your knowledge, you have all contributed some knowledge to me and I appreciate it. My question is can I vary the temp and time when curing powder paint. I want to paint a lure, but parts of it have been silver soldered. This solder melts around 430F. I have a thermometer, but I'd still like to give myself more leeway than 80 degrees. Can I paint and cure at 300 or 275 instead of 325F and leave them in to cure for say 30 minutes at 300F instead of 15 minutes at 350F? Thanks, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Frank, Yes you can. I started pouring bismuth( lead free jigs) and they can't be baked at 350 degrees for 15 minutes .So I bake them at 250 - 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes and it works fine. I've benn doing a lot of trial and error now with the bismuth and it is definitely a different animal. I've been getting a lot of help here from one of our members. Edited February 15, 2012 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukey28 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thank you cadman. I appreciate it. With bismuth is a 1/4 oz jig the size of a 1/2 ounce lead jig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) Thank you cadman. I appreciate it. With bismuth is a 1/4 oz jig the size of a 1/2 ounce lead jig? Frank, I have to pour some and weigh them. This is kind of new to me. All I can say is this, if you are having trouble pouring lead, this stuff is twice as bad. Definitely not for beginners and at almost $20 a pound I can see why these cost so much. Very brittle and hard to get out of the mold and to work with. Edited February 16, 2012 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
