Anyone use a heat gun to "cure" their powder painted jigs?

[Mark Perry]

If you are just doing a handful does anyone just put them back over the heat gun to hraden instead of baking? Just curious to see if it is possible or reccomended. Thanks

[Terry Anderson]

I have always baked mine believing in the slow cure method being a more durable finish. I have used a heat gun to heat them up to paint...but not to 'cure'....just my .02

[mhr650]

I have done it exactly that way. Be careful a heat gun can get hot enough to melt the lead and have it drop into the gun, don't ask how I know this.........

[cougarftd]

I tried just the heat gun and the paint chipped way to easy. I always bake now and the paint is much more durable.

[Mark Perry]

Thanks. Kinda figured it was best to just bake 'em.

[currituckbasser]

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+1! I did a big batch with a heat gun because I didn't have an oven. They chip pretty easy. I, too, found out the hard way the baking them is best.

[Swerve-n-Protect]

I bought a toaster oven from Walmart....havent got to use it yet, but that seems to be what folks are usin....http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toas...13546

[21XDC]

This is the one I'm using. http://www.walmart.com/catalog...od=rr Does a fine job for less than $20

[Terry Anderson]

Excellent...I use one I picked up from Goodwill for $10...just sayin...I find TONS of stuff there that have "alternative" uses!!

[toadfrog]

I use a heat gun all the time best way to go . Keep an alcohol burner around for emergencies though . If you watch Harbor Freight you can get one on sale for around ten bucks when they have sales.

[Mark Perry]

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I use a heat gun to heat the jigs before dipping but in my very unscientific findings I found over cured jigheads to be a LOT more chip resistant than the ones I cured with the heatgun. That is just what I found recently anyway and I am by no stretch a pro at this.