enamel paint baking

[Dylfish]

hey guys i baked my first stompbox last night in a sky blue colour, anyway my toaster doesn't have a temp setting, it just uses 1 element, the other element or both. anyway i put it in for 15 mins on both and the blue turned to a vintage green on every layer. not the colour i desired but cool none the less. has it changed due to being exposed to too much heat? is there any ways to stop this?

[hday]

Yeah, being able to set the temp is important. Some paint when it gets too hot changes saturation or color slightly, and sometimes begins to crack. Sometimes this effect can be pretty neat. Give it a dry, desert look, or even a 50s/60s vintage paint color. However, the only way to stop this is to lower the temperature of the toaster oven.

[Dylfish]

how about if i do it at the same temp just for shorter time?

[Zben3129]

Try reducing the temp by leaving the door open a little bit. Do this OUTSIDE as I imagine it may release some nasty carcinogenic fumes. Not good.
Zach

[RedHouse]

Use the oven, set it at like around 175 -225 (F) and it will be fine.

250F (120C) for 5 hours works really well (for me).

The type of paint matters too though, I used some nice "heat paint" for automotive use, baked for 5 hours at 250F (120C) and this pickup has been holding up to the rigors of fingers and picks:

http://users.isp.com/brad_anne/guitar/Rick_pickup_cloning.htm


{Edit} Which is a Sub-Page of: http://users.isp.com/brad_anne/Pickups.htm

[jacobyjd]

I use regular enamel spraypaint for most applications..I bake it for about an hour at around 160 degrees F

Bakes to a glossy, hard finish

Leaving the door propped open a bit is probably your best bet.

[Dylfish]

yeah its hard since i cant control the temp, its well over 100 celcius im guessing