[livelybaits]

I'll bet that some of you guys do this.

With the weed kill really bad inshore down here right now, I've been doing a lot more Texas rigging of the soft plastic lures. I was thinking I'd get some bullet sinkers and powder paint them. Anyone here doing that? I was thinking of putting a wire through the sinker, heat it then dip it.

The wire would be dual purpose, one for holding the sinker to heat it and #2, it would keep the paint out of the groove.

I'll probably do them in the red holograph, gold holograph and my "mix" of red and hold holograph.

I thought I'd just check in with you guys for some ideas before I do this one.

Thanks,
Neil

[cadman]

Neil,
That's similar to what I do. I take a piece of drill rod, and make sure it is a snug fit, and push the drill rod into the hole. I then swish it through the powder. You can also do more than one color like you said. Then when they cool, I take X-mas tree ornament hangers and put it through the hole, and hang them on my painting rack and bake them in the oven Also I have found that using Spike-It blade dip works really well. It's fast and easy. However you will have to bake it and then clearcoat it. Otherwise the blade dip will come off eventually.

[livelybaits]

Originally Posted by cadman

Neil,
That's similar to what I do. I take a piece of drill rod, and make sure it is a snug fit, and push the drill rod into the hole. I then swish it through the powder. You can also do more than one color like you said. Then when they cool, I take X-mas tree ornament hangers and put it through the hole, and hang them on my painting rack and bake them in the oven Also I have found that using Spike-It blade dip works really well. It's fast and easy. However you will have to bake it and then clearcoat it. Otherwise the blade dip will come off eventually.

Cadman,
Thanks. I actually took the red and gold holograph and mixed them together. Do you think that they would color up better if I dipped them in the red and gold containers separately?

The ornament hangers is a good tip. I had some other wire laying around I was thinking about using but if I can find some, the ornament wires sound like a great way to go.

Neil

[cadman]

Neil,
I'm confused when you say holograph paints. Are you referring to candy color paints which are translucent (do you have a pic so I can see what you are referring to). If so then I personally like to dip one complete in one color and then dip it in the other color. I'm not a big fan of mixing two colors of paint to achieve another color. I never seam to get the outcome that I'm looking for. But then again, maybe I'm missing the boat here, and you have a process that is worth exploring. I'll PM you my e-mail, and you can send me your pic if you have one.

[livelybaits]

Ted,
I got your message and replied (and sent you an email).

I'll go find the vials and post the info off the labels. The color ID on each of them is "red holograph" and "gold holograph." They're "glitter" so it's red flakes in the red holograph and gold flakes in the gold holograph. With the vial where I mixed them, the jigheads (heated over a candle) come out with some red and gold glitter on the jigheads and the backdrop is black.

The red holograph comes out a good red glitter color. The gold one always seems to come out with very little gold in it but I have a brand new can of stuff here that's Pro Flake Glitter Clear coat. I'm eager to see how much "golder" it is that the stuff I've been using for a couple of years.

Looking forward to trying to paint the bullet sinkers. For fishing this saltwater, I use mostly soft plastic tails. I've used the Mustad power lock to make the lures weedless but I've had some good success using the Texas rig with an offset hook to catch the redfish, snook and trout down here. I just thought some nice paints on them would be pretty sweet.

[kelly]

I use round tooth pics stuck in both ends and heat with a heatgun. The paint will not stick to it like the wire or metal rod. The tooth pic lasts about 5 times then snap it in half and use it on the end you dont hold. Painting I spin it in my fingers to get an even coat. No holes to drill out or filling with paint and I use wire paper clips. X-mas hooks are cheap too not a bad idea.

[cadman]

Originally Posted by kelly

I use round tooth pics stuck in both ends and heat with a heatgun. The paint will not stick to it like the wire or metal rod. The tooth pic lasts about 5 times then snap it in half and use it on the end you dont hold. Painting I spin it in my fingers to get an even coat. No holes to drill out or filling with paint and I use wire paper clips. X-mas hooks are cheap too not a bad idea.

I like the x-mas hooks, because you can bend them many, many times in any configuration and they don't break. Yes you are right they are cheap. I bought 10 boxes of 100 per box after x-mas. They were 10 cents a box. I think I have enough for a lifetime.

[MDC]

Kelly beat me to it but, I also use toothpicks. As soon as the paint is glossy I dip them in a cup of water to stop the heating of the paint. This make the toothpicks much easier to take out.

[Kajan]

I dipped worm wts few times, used tooth pics. I would use this for redfishing in the marsh sometimes in winter. I found the color on the weights rigged Texas style didn't make a differance.

But the paint I use, which I can't get any more, I would powder paint and did not have to put in an oven. Just heat, dip, reheat, redip and stick and let cool couple minutes. I never had any troubles.