Jig creation QUESTION...

[TheHunt]

I have just used the powder coating paint.  You heat up the jig head then you put it into the powder. 

now the question?

I want to cure the paint on the jig head to make the paint hard. 

How long and what temperature do I put the jig head into the toaster oven?

[LndShrk]

200 for 10 min is what I do.  Works for me 

I use an old toaster oven.

[snowpack]

I do it by sight.  I keep peeking in and when they get that shiny, glass look I pull them out and let them cool.  I usually set the oven to 350 and it would take around 15-20 min for 1/8-3/8 oz jigs.

[TheHunt]

THANK YOU for your speedy replies.   

I put a thermometer in the oven.  WOW, that was smart... I think I will go with the one in the oven.


I only have 1/8 and 1/16 oz jigs.   I do not think that matters for time.  But I thought I would put that out there.

[Button Nubbs]

350 20 mins

[TheHunt]

They look great...  I slowly cooled them down.  I dropped a few on to the cement. They look good.

[Damnimissed]

Now just put a coat of pearl white vinyl over any color to make it pop.

[TheHunt]

Can you please explain the  pearl white vinyl?   

How it is applied?  I did a google search and it came up pearl white vinyl wrap. 

Where do you get it? 

Do you have any before and after pictures you can share? 

[Damnimissed]

It's a vinyl paint specifically for jig heads by Component Systems inc. just warm the bottle in hot water to thin it and put a thin coat on it with a small paint brush over your cured heads. Also, make sure you completely clean the eye of the hook before you bake....I can post some pics later after I get off work, although I switched over to vinyl a few years ago, but the pearl looks the same over the powder.

[boneaddict]

I do it by sight.  I keep peeking in and when they get that shiny, glass look I pull them out and let them cool.  I usually set the oven to 350 and it would take around 15-20 min for 1/8-3/8 oz jigs.

I do it the same way

[Damnimissed]

TheHunt; here's an example of the white pearl over another color. Pearl white over blaze orange on the right, and just straight blaze on the left. Looks way better in person. Hope this helps.

[TheHunt]

I got it...  So now I need to find the product.

Thank you for your tip and being so helpful.

[Damnimissed]

I get all my stuff from Barlow's.

[bloodhound]

we just use a heat gun its just as durable but takes about 25 seconds per jig to cure the powder coat instead of ten min

[TheHunt]

I have a heat gun but it does not "Cure" the paint on the jig head.  I did what you did but the paint still chips. 

I did put the jigs in an oven like the folks above recommended and it sure made the paint much harder. 

[Button Nubbs]

It does make the paint harder, but it still chips. I've been thinking about different options as of late. I don't think it really matters much to the fish as I've caught plenty back on the day on unpainted heads but when you have 10-15 minutes into a jig and the paint chips its kinda annoying.

[TheHunt]

Totally agree with that comment.   

I looked at vinyl paint... Not sure on that.

[TheHunt]

It's a vinyl paint specifically for jig heads by Component Systems inc. just warm the bottle in hot water to thin it and put a thin coat on it with a small paint brush over your cured heads. Also, make sure you completely clean the eye of the hook before you bake....I can post some pics later after I get off work, although I switched over to vinyl a few years ago, but the pearl looks the same over the powder.

Is this the stuff you paint your cured heads with?
http://www.csipaint.com/products/liquid-coatings/epoxy-top-coat-lure-jig-paint.php

[Damnimissed]

That's the company, but you dont wanna use that. you want their vinyl paint in pearl white. I'd order it through Barlow's tackle, and I'd also get a small jar of vinyl paint thinner for cleaning brushes...this whole process really isn't necessary. It probably appeals to the fisherman more than the fish. I'm just weird about creating perfect looking jigs lol. Presentation is way more important than "the perfect jig". Good luck

[7mmfan]

I have to second damnimissed comments. Its not ALL about the look, but a nice looking jig instills more convidence in the fisherman which makes you a more productive fisherman.

In my experience, probably 2500 jigs poured, painted, and fished over the last 10 years, the powder paint is the quickest, easiest and least messy way to paint jig heads. A properly cured powder paint head is pretty good.

That being said a properly painted jig head using vinyl jig paint is almost indestructable. People like to talk about how tough their powder coated jigs are by dropping them on pavement. If you do a primer coat, one or two color coats, and a top coat of vinyl paint (yes its stinky, kind of messy, and time consuming) you can throw it at a brick wall as hard as you can and it won't chip. This is because it dries into a very hard yet rubbery finish which aborbs a lot of shock and abuse. Powder coat dries hard and brittle so it will eventually crack and chip.

And yes, a top coat of pearl white or pearl pink vinyl paint over any color looks amazing.
 

[TheHunt]

Can you post the exact product of pearl white vinyl?  I am looking at that site that I posted and it is only that thick vinyl paint

[Damnimissed]

It is thick, but when when you put it in almost boiling water for a few minutes, it thins up so you can apply it. It comes in 1oz 4 oz and pint cans. CSIs site kinda sucks

[7mmfan]

I don't know where you're located thehunt, but Ted's Sports Center in Lynnwood carries it. I was in there today and picked up a bottle. THey have several colors in there.

[TheHunt]

I am in Puyallup