volman42 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 hey guys i need some help i have been trying to bake my jig heads with the weedguards in them. i know that u can leave them out and then glue them in but for some reason i like doing things the hard way when i put my jigs in my toaster oven the weedguards seem to melt off i put a piece of copper over them but it dosent take long for them to melt off does anybody have any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 I don't want to sound rude but why do you insist on doing things the hard way. I have never had success with weedguards and powder painting, However I am too picky. I guess you can lower the temp and bake longer??? I don't think that would work but you can try that, or you can hand paint or airbrush your jigs and not use powder paint. I'm sure others will give you some more insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@TT Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 They make heat resistant tubing to put over the weed guard I just ordered some from janns but I have yet to try it I also want to mold my guards in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 I have tried all the ideas that have ever been mentioned to me and found all of them to be a waste of my time. So I mold all of them without the weedguard. On the ones that don't accept the pins, I have made my own pins. It may take a bit longer but the end product is a lot better by gluing them in later. Follow cadman's advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbrushextreme Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 the heat resistant guards work ok they make the weed guards weaker in strength and cause the baits to hang worse I glue mine just like everyone else it is faster in the long run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonfishn Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Add me to the glue in list. I also tried going the powder paint route with the guard in but they just didn't work out, even with aluminum foil wrapped, weedguard sleeves etc. Go with the super glue gel route, I use the indoor/outdoor formulation as it's waterproof and saves a lotta time. If ya goof and pull the pins too early and the hole shrinks up just keep a drill handy, in fact, even the one's that look ok I've started drilling them anyway as it makes for a nicer job overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I will have to agree with Cadman and Jigman. This is a FYI when I would bake with the weedguard in, I had some metal tubeing that just fit over the weedguard and it worked ok, just a pain to try to paint. But, the weed guard shrank about a 1/8 to1/4" shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I epoxy mine in place also, you can cure them with the weedguard in but you have to lower the temp to 270 degrees and bake for 45min. I'd say glue them in afterward unless you wand to use vinyl or airbrush paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 hey guys i need some help i have been trying to bake my jig heads with the weedguards in them. i know that u can leave them out and then glue them in but for some reason i like doing things the hard way when i put my jigs in my toaster oven the weedguards seem to melt off i put a piece of copper over them but it dosent take long for them to melt off does anybody have any suggestionsI use both methods depends on how lazy I get. If you still want to powder paint with the weedguard in use the tubes from Barlows work great. Use temp at 225 for 20 min you may need to experiment with temp and time but this works for me. To keep weedguard straight just take bread wrappers and wrap the tip just tight enough to keep twist tie from slipping down then when cool just untwist and trim guard to length you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
