cskeating Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 I am new to making lures. I thought I had it figured out but something is wrong with the cure strength of Aluma UV. First I dipped the lure and waited until it stopped dripping then used a 365 NM black light but it only put out 7 watts. While the lures seemed hard the bass chewed them up where the paint and Aluma UV was coming off the lure. Then I bought a Somesino Curing Lamp 365nm 300W off Amazon and thought my worries were over but was wrong. The Aluma website says with the 300w black light it should only take 3-5 seconds to cure. To be honest after 10 seconds it does feel pretty hard. On several lures I let the UV hit them for 20 minutes to make sure. When I went fishing yesterday I noticed some chipping and paint coming off. I only caught 3 small bass and one crappie. If you use Aluma UV any help would be appreciated. Thanks everyone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchilton Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 You could try putting lures out in sunlight and see if it improves the cure. Sunlight is broad spectrum so will work, maybe not as fast but it's free. If sunlight doesn't help then I don't think changing lamps will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Make sure you put your lures as close to the lights as possible. Less than an inch if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
