is there a reason that some of the jigs im making lost the gloss after i cured them? not all of them did it, only about 2/3 of them... im confused
is there a reason that some of the jigs im making lost the gloss after i cured them? not all of them did it, only about 2/3 of them... im confused
Are you using powder?
What color are you having issues with?
Paul
PROUD BBC SPONSOR
That has happened to me. What temp and how long are you baking them? When you cure them to long at a extreme high temp it dulls the gloss.
I've always used powder paint. Pro-Tec and Netcraft. All colors and several mixes. Cure them at 250-275 for @ 30 min in a cheap azz toaster oven. Never had that happen in hundreds of bass jigs or several thousand crappie heads. What paint are you using, and what temp do you cure them at? All of mine have come out with a gloss finish.
im using pro-tec black blue flake and green pumpkin colors. i cooked em at 350 for 20 minutes... maybe cut back on the heat a little bit?? its all been trial and error for me so far
I bake mine at 400 for a hour and the only color that gave me fits is white, but it seems like a "primer" more than a finnally coat.
I bake them in a old B&D toaster oven myself.
Paul
PROUD BBC SPONSOR
does it matter if you hang em by the hook or the eyelid? i was experimenting with some suggestions i read on some other posts... cause the first little batch i did turned out great, and they were hung by the hooks. the problem batch was the ones i rigged to hang by the eyelid(about 25 in a smaller toaster oven)... i will have to mess around with it some more and see what i come up with.. thanks for the input
I have always hung mine by the hook, my spinnerbaits and buzzbaits I put on top of the rack to cure.
One question is how old is your powder paint?
Hope that helps,
Paul
PROUD BBC SPONSOR
Overbaking will make a dull and brittle finish so will certain contaminations on the metal. not enough powder will also make it come out a little dull but generally, you can tell it's light because it's rougher than it should be. Certain textured and metallic powders will not produce consistent results when the heat is too high. You might also be hanging the hooks too close to the heater element. Maybe you can put a shield in front of it. I'm gonna guess and say the 2/3 that came out dull were closer to the element.
whites and most light colors will burn and tarnish at higher temps
It's better to bake longer at a lower temperature than shorter at a high temp.
The highest I cure at is 425, for whites it's lowered to 390. for galvanized metals, it's even lower.
Reply With Quote
