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Topic: powder coating lead?  (Read 2341 times)

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Vermillion

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I recently.bought some unfinished lead jigs. Does anyone have any experience powder coating or painting lead? I want to keep them shiny. Does anyone in monterey do this? Anyone want to do it for some cash? Lemme know. I picked up 10 of these diamond bars in different weights. Can I spray some metal spray paint on them, or will that not hold up?
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FishingForTheCure

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Looks like its fairly easy to do with a heat gun or you can use a dip paint made for lead jigs.  Airbrush for effect.


FishingForTheCure

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Here's a quick YouTube I found on the subject.





EWB

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get a very fine sieve heat the head up with a heat gun or even in the oven. holding the hook with pliers over a cookie sheet or cardboard sprinkle the paint like you'd put sugar on a donut all good
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Madcat

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I've seen guys use those small toaster ovens for powder coating jig heads.

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SlackedTide

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I've seen guys use those small toaster ovens for powder coating jig heads.
that's what I do  heat it up with a torch dip it... Hang it inside the toaster oven. Ding!!! Let it cool.. Epoxy some eyes..
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sonoramike

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I actually just gave the fluid bed a try. It's gonna take a bit of practice to get the heat and coverage correct.
I used some dripper hose and on/off valve and an old battery powered aerator pump.


 

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