I finished a batch of almost 200 jigs & the powder paint is chipping way to easy. I used a heat gun & a fluid bed & I used 5 different colors. I don't understand what I did wrong. Any ideas?
I finished a batch of almost 200 jigs & the powder paint is chipping way to easy. I used a heat gun & a fluid bed & I used 5 different colors. I don't understand what I did wrong. Any ideas?
did you bake them in the oven....250* afterwards?
You have to cure them when your done. I do mine at 400 in my toaster oven for 1 hour.
My toaster oven is old and I am not certian that 400 is 400 but it works and I am not changing a thing.
If you need help, or have questions you can IM me if you would like.
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+1. Everybody has their own likes but the bottom line is they need to bake. I bake for 1 hour on 275*. Sometimes I'll even bake it a second time with more heat.
No baking, I used the heat gun to preheat & after powdercoating. I thought that curing finish w/ the heat gun was another alternative to baking as I've seen numerous videos doing the same thing I'm doing.
I have never used the heat gun myself, I heat mine with a small propane torch.
I had issues with the paint chipping until I figured out the curing proccess. I started with my toaster oven at 250 and worked my way up at 25 degree increments until I found what worked best for me.
How long did you leave them in front of the heat gun to cure them?
Paul
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Like everyone mentioned they need to cure. Go to one of the discount stores like Ollies or Big Lots and get a small toaster oven. I picked one up for like $10 and I can bake upwards of 100 jigs at a time.
Allen
20 min. @ 350 is all that is required.........read the back of the bottle as some colors have different temperature suggestions
wihtout curing, they will chip away in 3 casts where I fish on Pickwick.........cure them for 20 min. and I can fish with one endlessly without chipping
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I thought about this allot the last couple of days & I come up w/ a few things & have taken the advice of the replies in this thread. I gonna preheat the next batch in a toaster oven & to make sure they are hot enough, I'll hit them w/ the heatgun & bake them afterwards in the toaster. I appreciate all the replies.
Do you guys hang them in the toaster oven or just lay them down?
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I hang my on the rack that came in my oven, holds 40 Jigs really nice.
Dont lay them down or the will have a flat side where they touch the hot surface.
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