What is the best paint to use for painting lead head jigs.:smash: :smash:

I asked the same question a while ago. I was told that Powder-Coating was the way to go. I was told about a web site that
explained just how to do it, and where to get the Powder-Coating, but I can't remember what the site was!

Powder paint. The pro tech stuff is what I use. Heat the jig head, swirl it through the powder, cure by baking in oven at 350 for 15 minutes. Be sure to keep the powder fluffed up. Use a straw, nail, wire, etc. after every few jigs to stir the powder. For larger jigs, pour the powder into a larger tupperware bowl and dip there. You can use a toaster oven (cheap ones at Wally World for around $20) and a small cookie sheet to heat them. Hold them by the hook with pliers. You could also use a propane torch or candle to heat the jigs. Get a couple of those aluminum bread pans (size that will fit your oven), take some extra wire and run through the top of the pan to make a rack to hold the jigs while curing in the oven. Just don't use the lead in any oven that you will be cooking food in.

Jigman

Originally posted by Jigman
Heat the jig head, swirl it through the powder, cure by baking in oven at 350 for 15 minutes.
Jigman

But what if I like them well done?:D

Originally posted by BassAssasin
But what if I like them well done?:D

The paint will melt off or be deformed/discolored making your jigs look like chit, thus wasting some good lead :bshake:

Jigman

what's wrong with using lead paint for painting lead:confused:

never painted a jig head in 30 years,,,still manage a boat load of fish.:huh:

Just dip em in small 8oz jars of rustoleum... black, or white or red...
Bryan

So yer tellin me that all those beautiful smilin bills you've sent me are medium rare?????:p :happy: ;)


Originally posted by Jigman
The paint will melt off or be deformed/discolored making your jigs look like chit, thus wasting some good lead :bshake:

Jigman

BA, I don't remember what sizes I sent you. I have a ton of them though, so they are not that rare :D

CS, I think its more of a personal preference than anything else, same as painting plugs.

Jigman

your right about that......plain lookin jigs don't catch fishermen;)

Just dip em in small 8oz jars of rustoleum... black, or white or red...
Bryan Yup , I spray paint mine, check em out in my pics, as much as I lose em in the rocks, but powder is the best.