I finally cured some blades and spoons i had painted a while back. They had been just hanging on a peg waiting for some spare time to cure. The main colors are candy paint so the flash of the nickel finish shines through and catches the light. This is all powder paint using brush tap and some stencils.
2.375" long ProEye trolling spoons with walleye intentions. got 3 packs, smooth finish, hammered and diamond. Just need to attach some trebles.
True Tiger
Electric Tiger
These couple are more 1/8oz. (1.375" long) casting spoons that will be mostly used for ice fishing with dropper flies or jigs.
Last is a couple of nickle hammered colorado blades. I believe they are size 4's.
-- Curing note: First couple times i tried curing the spoons/blades with the tiger stripes and dots, the paint sagged pretty badly. There ends up being a fair amount of paint built up and gravity was causing the paint to run as it heated up. Have found a way around that though....... gradually heat the oven up to temperature, and it all but eliminates the problem. Not sure why it works, but it does pretty well. For example, once i hang all the stuff to cure, start out with the temp set to 250° and let it heat the blades completely through for about 5 full minutes. Then bump it up to 275° for another 5 minutes. 300° for 5 minutes. 325° for 5 minutes. Then bump it up to my final cure temp (350°) and set it to shut down after 15 minutes. Paint comes out rock solid, not brittle and have not had any problems with burning light colors. Maybe it makes a difference since these are mostly candy paints....... i have had problems in the past with the candy paints slipping and sagging even on jig heads - but not with this gradual heating.
2.375" long ProEye trolling spoons with walleye intentions. got 3 packs, smooth finish, hammered and diamond. Just need to attach some trebles.
True Tiger
Electric Tiger
These couple are more 1/8oz. (1.375" long) casting spoons that will be mostly used for ice fishing with dropper flies or jigs.
Last is a couple of nickle hammered colorado blades. I believe they are size 4's.
-- Curing note: First couple times i tried curing the spoons/blades with the tiger stripes and dots, the paint sagged pretty badly. There ends up being a fair amount of paint built up and gravity was causing the paint to run as it heated up. Have found a way around that though....... gradually heat the oven up to temperature, and it all but eliminates the problem. Not sure why it works, but it does pretty well. For example, once i hang all the stuff to cure, start out with the temp set to 250° and let it heat the blades completely through for about 5 full minutes. Then bump it up to 275° for another 5 minutes. 300° for 5 minutes. 325° for 5 minutes. Then bump it up to my final cure temp (350°) and set it to shut down after 15 minutes. Paint comes out rock solid, not brittle and have not had any problems with burning light colors. Maybe it makes a difference since these are mostly candy paints....... i have had problems in the past with the candy paints slipping and sagging even on jig heads - but not with this gradual heating.
