How to Make a Jig Rack - NO MORE Sagging Paint!

If you've ever been frustrated that your powder paint sags when it cures in the oven, the answer may be a jig rack! I show you how to make one yourself today - super easy, hope it helps you out!
Materials list:
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- 3/4" x 3/4" aluminum angle www.lowes.com/pd/Steelworks-3...
- 1/4-20 1" Stainless Steel Machine Screw www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-1-4-...
- 1/4-20 Stainless Steel Wingnut www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-50-C...
- High Heat Silicon Pad amzn.to/3bp5Sig (Amazon)
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[@PaulyOutdoors]

Perfect!! Just what I was looking for Adam! Thanks brother!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Excellent! I never cure my jigs with em!

[@smalljaw]

That is FANTASTIC!!!!!!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Thanks Dan! These have saved my bacon ever since I put them together - White Pearl was giving me FITS!

[@rickkunz5162]

I just seem to learn more on everyone of your videos Thank you keep them coming ☺️ 👍!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

That’s awesome man! Always nice to hear I can be a help to someone else!

[@steelintime5339]

Great idea to help solve the drip head! Thanks for sharing as always.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

My pleasure man!! Glad it helped!

[@ReelinTension]

Killer idea. It’s on my project list now.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Sweet! You’ll be glad you put them together. I never cure a jig without em now!

[@Darkman-Fishing]

Fantastic video. Thank you cause this is some money saving idea.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Thanks man!! Glad you enjoyed, and yeah - I hope it can save you some cheddar!

[@russellcherry3288]

Adam great information on making the jig racks they will be handy.👍

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Thx Russel! Hope they help you out!

[@robertfrance6843]

NICE, NICE, NICE, I will be working on a couple of these, great video, thanks

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Glad to hear it! I rarely cure a jig without them these days!

[@michaeljasensky5438]

You are a genius!!!! I will be making some of these asap!!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

LOL, thanks Michael - whish I could take credit for the idea, can't recall where I first saw it, but man... between the fluid bed and these guys... I hardly waste a jig anymore! Can't recall the last jig I cured that wasn't in one of these clamps. Love em!

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Great job!!! Looks simple to make. Stay Safe & God Bless!!!!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Easy and effective! Thanks for the comment!

[@robertfrance6843]

Made 4 of these babies, easy project, well worth it, great video

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Sweet! Love mine, glad they worked out for you!

[@fishduckdog]

Thanks from Minnesota.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

You are most welcome! (From WV :))

[@wesleywillard]

Thanks man good stuff 🤙🏼

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

My pleasure!

[@johnwhite993]

Great video Adam. Goes to show a little imagination can save big bucks for more supplies. By the way about to start binge watching your videos. Hope to set me up a work space like yours soon

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

That’s awesome John, I hope you enjoy the journey!! These racks have been a game-changer for me!

[@wallacebrown4791]

Thank you sir.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

My pleasure!

[@robertchadwick1552]

That's excellent. That will be my next project. Thanks for pointing out that if they're hanging the paint may lump up.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Thanks Robert! Glad you liked it enough to make your own. These racks have been a game changer for me! I don’t cure heads without them now. Hope yours turn out fantastic!

[@edwardcowan7012]

Cool I am going to make a few of those

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Sweet! Sounds great man!

[@scottappley2626]

Shrink wrap on eyes KILLER tip. Make a rack now. Thanks for sharing!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

My pleasure! Glad you found it helpful!

[@MrSims-ky2ne]

Small silicone tubing about 2" I length. Reusable no fighting to get it off. But I to heat shrink still

[@WestMichiganJigCo]

I'll be making alot of those!!! You could load the oven then remove the ones that are done and pop In the next batch while the previous ones cool off! Awesome idea SDG

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Glad you liked it man!! I love mine!

[@patrickhenehan8156]

Very informative. I will be making a few of those. The paint always gets in to the eye of the hook. Bc I usually have a 2 tone paint job.. This should fix the problem. Thanks enjoy your channel

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Sweet! Glad it can help. Some heat shrink tubing on the eye of the hook before painting will keep it clean as well. Just remove before curing. Appreciate the feedback!

[@chadc3594]

You have now gave me the reason I saved all the aluminum pieces of the old OTA tv antenna! I knew I'd find a great use for it and was not going to simply scap all that valuable aluminum! Thanks brother!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Sweet!! Glad this one gave you some inspiration!

[@chadc3594]

@@SDGCustomLurecraft This is why youtube is awesome, your content was 2 years old, but for some reason their algorithm seen fit to bring it to my attention today! It's almost like my phone heard heard me complaining to the dog the other night about the paint running down my jigs...wait...that's kinda scary now that I think about it.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

@@chadc3594 big brother man… at least he helped out this time!

[@richshackelford5793]

Great video Adam. Wished you made this video a couple of weeks ago. Order 3 got them yesterday but your diy project I could of made 6 for less. And you trick with the heat shrink has saved me a lot of time. Thanks Adam

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Ah nuts! Isn’t that always the case...?! Glad the heat shrink is working for you! Definitely a game changer back in the day for me!

[@richshackelford5793]

@@SDGCustomLurecraft I don’t get why the paint on jigs chip ,I miss taking the heat shrink on one jig before curing and had a time getting it off afterwards. Now I double check. LOL 😂

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

@@richshackelford5793 ditto on the heat shrink... it only takes once and you’ll never forget again! Re: chips... I guess nothing’s bulletproof. I suppose a post-cure coat of epoxy would make the finish last longer... but at some point it’s quicker just to make 2, LOL!

[@richshackelford5793]

@@SDGCustomLurecraft started using U V blast maybe that will help

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

@@richshackelford5793 I do as well, that’s the last stall in my 4 chamber fluid bed. Every head gets a coat... REALLY does a nice job shining up the final product, plus it has to add some durability. Whether the “UV” deal is legit, who knows... but the other benefits are worth it IMO.

[@junglejimjigs9473]

I've been painting jigs for 30 years and accepted the fact I was going to have some cone heads since I always bake with the heads pointed down until I saw this video with the heads up. Duh !! I painted some jigs with the crinkle powder paint with the heads up and even baked them longer at a higher temp and not one sag, beautiful heads. I owe you big time and will send you some of my finished crinkle heads if you want to work with some.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Sweet man! That’s awesome to hear - so glad this helped out! Definitely a game changer for me too 👊👊.

[@djradrs199]

LoL .. guess I should have watched this first before watching the other video that had your rack in it and then seeing what i had laying around at work ,,I'll call it a "proto type" and put it aside and then go with your clean look'n 🤓 set up 💞👊

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Whatever works my friend!

[@bryanmasters5423]

Great video Adam, was just getting ready to to buy me some online. Now with this video I can make my own. On a side note was wondering where you get your Vmc 2/0 barbarian hooks from? Thanks!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Hey Bryan, glad to hear it was helpful to you, appreciate the kind words too! I get my VMCs from LPO. They are one of the few places I’ve been able to find them - not sure what their stock is now. Last I checked (been a few weeks ago) they were out, but they do tend to refill regularly. Hope this helps!!

[@AlIsUpOutdoors]

Made one of these today and it works but I didn’t use the silicone between the two pieces of angle. It’s definitely necessary! You can manage without it but it’ll be so much better once that Amazon order arrives.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Sweet man! Yeah the silicon definitely completes the package!

[@AlIsUpOutdoors]

@@SDGCustomLurecraft I used 1/2” angle instead because I had some from my boat build.

[@jclisch66]

Got a link to the specific silicone sheet? So many options and I dont want to buy the wrong stuff. Thanks!

[@billsutherland2128]

Do you suggest a drip pan to go under the jigs just in case? Great video! Thank you for your efforts.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Great question Bill. With the racks a drip try is really not necessary. Any excess paint that "sags" will just run down the hook shank and cure there. You can then break it loose and remove it (if you want) before tying on the material. Thx!

[@thomaslawrence3232]

Great videos. I should send you a picture of some of my gloppy jigs if you need a laugh. I can´t wait to clean up my act with our great advice. Keep the videos coming. Thank you.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Thanks Thomas! These guys are game-changers for sure! Once you go rack, you never go back! LOL

[@UncleKrusty68]

Because I don't sell my jigs, I'm a hoarder, I never thought about the sagging. I will give this a shot, I have a bunch of aluminum angle sitting in my garage.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Bet you'll be pleased! Good luck man!

[@captphil8125]

Like you're videos ! Going to make this ! My question ? Being a NJ saltwater jig maker , will the rack hold up to 8oz. Jigs, using 9/0 hooks. Also what is the code you stated when using Barlow which I use often ? Thanks and great job

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Hey man, glad you liked it! Yeah, these will definitely handle bigger jigs so long as your toaster oven is tall enough inside to stand them up! The code is “SDGCUSTOM”. Thanks for asking man, much appreciated!

[@kentuckykayakfishing6218]

Awesome idea ! Gonna make a few of these ! What size shrink tube are you using over the jig eye ? Thanks !

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Cool deal man, glad it was a help! I use 1/8 on 3/o+ jig hooks and 3/32 on the small stuff. Gotta love a clean eye!

[@kentuckykayakfishing6218]

@@SDGCustomLurecraft thanks !!!

[@danbernskoetter]

What paint to you use for eyes and and guess paint after baking the powder coat.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

The eyes I use are 3-D eyes I glue on.

[@davidstokes925]

Did 35 years of cabinet work. Anything new you do is a learning experience, tool handy or not!

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Amen!

[@daviddaniels5677]

Adam, question? What is the purpose of the silicone product between the aluminum angles? What’s it’s purpose.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Hey David, it mainly serves to “surround” the shank to hold the hook in place. Metal on metal, the hook gets scratched and has a tendency to slip.

[@jacobpicard25]

I can’t seem to get the baking step down. I made these because I was having the dripping issue. Baked a handful of jugs last night with this rack set the toaster oven to 350 like the paint jar says. 5 min in I noticed the hook eye was filled on some so I pulled the rack out then on several of the red jig heads the paint was actually burning and bubbling. Turned the color to maroon. I did use a fluid bed as well and all jigs looked perfect before going into oven. Any recommendations?

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Hey Jacob, thanks for watching and yeah, I think (hope) I can help! Toaster ovens are notoriously mis-calibrated (i.e. "350" is not really 350... it may be 400, even 450!) so you need to calibrate your oven. Its an easy process... you just need a thermometer that can go inside the oven and provide a reading to you on the outside. Turn the oven up to 350, let it warm up completely, then see what the "REAL" temperature is inside... my guess, its well over 350, especially given your experience - you're scotching the paint. Every oven is unique, so you'll have to see, but I can tell you - I have to set mine to 300 for it to run at 325-350. One last thing to keep in mind... I called ProTec back in the day and asked them what the min temp required was to get the chemical reaction (make the paint cure) - they told me at least 275. So... don't feel like you have to push the envelope to hit 350... I target between 325-350 and get great results. Here's a video I did a long time ago walking through the process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoSUZXdsgLiMerM Hope this helps!

[@bruceraiken2806]

does the paint ever run after the initial process of dipping the heated jig into the fluid bath, when it's cooling on whatever rack you use for that purpose? If so, what remedies are available at that junction?

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Hey Bruce, great question. Typically the drips don't happen when they are cooling because the paint hardens pretty quick after dipping. Now, that said... when its "reheated" in the oven during the curing process it absolutely may sag or (when really bad) drip, which is an indication that the coating is too thick. The solution/remedy is to ensure you get as thin a layer of paint on the head.. sufficient to accomplish the color and coverage you are after, but no more. A safe-guard against inadvertent drips where you may have gotten a little heavy-handed with the paint are these jig racks. If the coverage is too thick and the paint begins to sag, it will run down the hook shank vs sagging under the head, ruining the look of the jig. Paint down the hook shank can be either removed easily or simply covered up with material. Lastly... a fluid bed works wonders in applying a thin layer of paint. you can get there by simply dipping into the jar, but if you can make (or buy) and use a fluid bed successfully, you'll never go back to dipping directly into the container... the coverage is generally better and far more consistent. Hope this helps man!

[@djtommykaras]

So how do u load the jigheads onto the rack without them falling over? The entire length of angle would be loose and putting 5 or six jigs in, the first jig would fall over once u let go of it to load the second one, no?

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Tighten just enough to hold them snug as you slide them in. The inside is the silicon which gives a little to hold them in place. Once everything g if where you like it, crank it down. Without the silicon… 100% you’d be wrestling with it (and scratching your hooks all the pieces!). Hope this helps man!

[@poochguy6833]

Is the silicone definitely necessary? I have all the other stuff already to go

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Without it the hooks may slide, and more than that, get scratched up. Another option would be RTV High Temperature Gasket Maker. The first ones I made I used it as I had it already for lead mold mods. It worked ok... pretty messy and I was pulling red residue off the hooks afterwards. The silicon, for me anyway, was definitely worth $15! Hope this helps!

[@artr361]

When you're cutting that silicone why wouldn't you start at the edge and then work your way across to maximize the use of the silicone sheet?

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Fair question! I certainly could have, just didn’t come to mind as I knew I was only making one more for both the video and my use. To make a bunch, totally agree - maximize your materials!

[@watermelongrin]

When you mark off the second piece of metal, the sharpie may not hit the center of the hole. What you might want to do is after you clamp the two pieces together, lightly drill a center mark with the bit, remove the piece with the holes and continue drilling the piece with the drill marks. If you choose to use the marker, take a center punch and put a dimple so that the bit will not slide on you. I also noticed that you used counter sink, flat head screws. Wrong! Use a round head, flat base screw. Instead of the wing nut, which is good, use a lock washer with the standard nut. You can loosen it up slightly enough to add/remove the hooks. Instead of using the 1/4", use a #10 or #8 screw. This way if you use a smaller size screw with a wing nut the screwdriver is not needed.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Thanks for the feedback Antoine!

[@michaelbarbieri9871]

What kind of oven do you use?

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

I run an Oaster Toaster Oven but just about any brand will do. I liked this one because the inside rack had a few height options and it has a bottom heat shield/deflector that can even put the heat a bit.

[@danbernskoetter]

I just tried baking for the first time and my orange jigs are now brown. I put a temp guage in the toaster oven and it showed I had to put it on the 400 plus setting to get 325. May be that my temp guage is not accurate? I suspect the temp is too high. What makes me think that is that the one in rack closest to the front door is more orange.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Yeah, I’ve generally only heard that the toaster ovens run hotter than listed, but I suppose the opposite could also be true!

[@LTOutdoors]

if you bake them at the correct temperature you will not have a drip issue..

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Too high a temperature will certainly cause problems, yup!

[@Paul-ke5lu]

We must think alike. Kind of scary. Before I watched your video I made almost the identical rack. The only differance is I can tighten mine by hand. no tools needed. Rather than use your phillips head screw and a wing nut I used a eye bolt and wing nut. Now when I can tighten my clamp by turning the eye bolt and holding the wing nut. Also I used smaller diameter wing nuts/eye bolts.

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Thats awesome man, sounds perfect. I never cure my jigs without em!

[@matthewpeterson8611]

Why not just use outside corner bead with the holes predrilled

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Predrilled is definitely a good option! 👍👍

[@paullockhart5696]

It’s so nice to learn from your boo boos so we don’t make the same ones. Lol

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

Yes indeed! Good for you and everyone else.... I make a lot of boo boos so there’s plenty of learning material to go round! Your other comment was removed by YT for some reason... who knows... but yes, I do use heat shrink tubing on the hook eye before dipping in the fluid bed powder paint. Afterwards, I let them sit and cool, then remove the tubing before putting in the oven to cure. 👍👍

[@raymonddefrizzoutdoors8369]

@@SDGCustomLurecraft what's the biggest jig in this jig rack

[@SDGCustomLurecraft]

@@raymonddefrizzoutdoors8369 in the picture, 1/2oz arky head, but the rack would drop another level and accommodate 3/4+ or even have room for a spinnerbait wire form above the rack. 👍