Pro-Tec Tips?

[Thad]

What am I doing wrong with the curing process? I heat the jig with a grill lighter, swish it around in the paint, let it cool, and then hang it upside down in a 350 oven for 20 min. When I took it out some paint had dripped onto the pan I put underneath it and the jig had a hump at the end of it from the paint dripping. I'm guessing there was too much paint on the jig when I put it in there. How do I fix this next time?

[Jig Man]

It may be the oven.  The heat in some ovens is quite high while getting to the desired temp setting.  You might try pre heating the oven then putting the jigs in.

[Munkin]

Too much paint would be my guess? I use to have this problem until I bought a fluid bed.

Allen

[bowtech_182]

Try heating the jig a little less before you dip it in the powder, it will pick up less excess powder the cooler it is.  I use a fluid bed that I made and it helps significantly with the drips.

[Brian_Reeves]

Instead of hanging the jigs upside down to cure, try hanging them from the hookeye with a piece of wire.  There will still be paint run-off, but it will be on the hook shank where it doesn't matter rather than looking like a tumor on your jighead.

[Cory20]

Instead of hanging the jigs upside down to cure, try hanging them from the hookeye with a piece of wire.  There will still be paint run-off, but it will be on the hook shank where it doesn't matter rather than looking like a tumor on your jighead.

x2

Without investing in buying or building a fluid bed, this is your best option.    Even with a fluid bed, I still hang mine hook down.  

[Thad]

Instead of hanging the jigs upside down to cure, try hanging them from the hookeye with a piece of wire.  There will still be paint run-off, but it will be on the hook shank where it doesn't matter rather than looking like a tumor on your jighead.

That's exactly what I had planned on doing. Any tips on what to use? I was just going to use some thick paper clips. Or is there something that would work better?

[Brian_Reeves]

paper clips would work fine.  I used some leftover speaker wire.  I think just about anything will work.

[harshman]

You defiantly have to much paint on the jig and it is running off. Possibly during the pre heat you are overheating the jig? I have found that the paint should still look powdery after you dip it, but you shouldn't be able to rub off the paint for the best results. I also like heating the jigs in an oven and not with a flame , a flame can cause hot spots where as an oven heats evenly. You have to experiment with pre heating times depending on jig sizes.

Harshman

[dumb_dog11]

Dip the jig into the powder and then expose it to flame...wait 1 min to cool...repeat as necessary (usually two or three times to get the right amount)...let it sit for thirty minutes...then cure in the oven

i think that this works better since usually there is a big problem with getting too much paint on or an uneven coat with doing it the way that is written on the bottle. Also, with this method keep the flame as far away from the jig as possible to melt the paint.

Now you can get perfectly even and light coats