I get a lot of questions about ovens, so I'm excited to finally post this NuWave oven demo.
Disclaimer: I do not work for NuWave and NuWave did not pay me to produce this video. But if you know someone at NuWave, send them this video and I'll let you know where they can send my check. LOL
In this video, I will demonstrate how to set up and program your NuWave oven for reborning. Of the available options, I prefer the NuWave because:
1. It is portable. Vinyl puts off nasty fumes when heated. The NuWave is easy to relocate to a well ventilated area
2. It is accurate. All NuWave products have very accurate thermostats, so it heats evenly and maintains constant temperature. Convection ovens can sometimes reach 20 - 50 degrees hotter than the temperature you set, leading to shiny spots and melting on the doll.
3. It shuts itself off. If you forget about the timer, no problem. The NuWave shuts itself off when it is done cooking so you never over-bake.
What about convection ovens or toaster ovens?
While toaster ovens are also portable, they have several limitations for reborning:
1. They are not accurate. Temperature can swing above and below the set temp.
2. They do not heat evenly. The back of a convection oven can be up to 50 degrees hotter than the front - leading to a part that is melted in the back and never cured in the front. (Trust me, I've melted a lot of dolls in convection ovens.)
What about conventional ovens?
It is not recommended that you heat vinyl in any oven that is also used for cooking food because the chemicals evaporated off of hot vinyl stick to the inside of the oven. They re-evaporate the next time you heat the oven, which means you risk contaminating your food.
Secondly, conventional ovens cannot be moved, so you also risk releasing vinyl fumes into your home.
What about heat guns?
Heat guns are great for curing small areas on your doll, like just the lips or just the veins. Make sure you don't hold it too close to the piece and keep it always in motion. Honestly, I just bake the whole kit, even when I'm only curing small areas because I like getting that curing time back to work on something else.
If you have a NuWave oven like mine, keep this chart handy:
Power Setting Temperature
10 (HI) 342°F(172°C) - this is the default setting! =-0
9 325°F (163°C)
8 300°F(149°C)
7 275°F(135°C) - tempting, but too hot
6 250°F(121°C) - my favorite curing setting :-D
5 225°F(107°C)
4 175°F(79°C)
3 150°F(66°C)
2 116°F(47°C)
1 106°F(41°C) - my favorite drying setting
Genesis Heat Set Paints (GHSP) cure at any temperature between 250 and 285 Fahrenheit. My parts cure just fine at 250. At 275 in the NuWave oven, the parts become shiny.
A normal bake cycle for me is 11 minutes at Power Setting 6. It takes the NuWave oven 3 minutes to reach the set temperature, so an 11 minute bake cycle gives me that warm up time plus a full 8 minutes of curing time.
Varnishes and Mediums need more TIME, not more heat. I find that 15 minutes at 250 Fahrenheit is enough to cure most heat set mediums and varnishes. If you find that you need a better cure, add more time, not more heat.
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Make sure your oven comes with the 3" extender ring!
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