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Thanks to everyone, especially Cadman, for the detailed information on the How-to. I am not sure how I missed the Teflon pins. I started pouring jigs and spinners about 15 years ago, but took a long hiatus. When I got back into it, I didn't bother doing any further research to see what was new. Anyway, thanks for all the help.

Jig Man, I was wondering if you could elaborate on using POP for cleaning the Teflon pins? I use POP to make molds to pour plastics but am having a tough time envisioning how you clean powder paint off of Teflon pins with plaster. Cadman, you were mentioned as a place to get the Teflon pins. Do you have a website? Or a store maybe? I am from Illinois too - Champaign At any rate, thank you guys for the responses. As soon as I can get my hands on these new pins I hope to be having a much easier time pouring jigs. I wonder why the steel pins that come with the molds do not work as well.

Hello, There are a lot of topics that talk about painting jigs with some good info, but I am wondering if we can tackle this common concern in one thread. It may already exist, but I could not find it. Anyway, my long winded question is this: I pour jigs with the weed guard in. And when I go to powder paint I am having a hell of a time figuring out the best way to keep the weed guard from warping during the curing process. Currently, I use copper tubing cut to length that I cover the weed guard with, but this is still an imperfect science as the weed guard softens and bends in the oven and the copper gets extremely hot and can mess with the paint job around the base of the guard. I have tried pouring without the weed guard. Obviously, this makes painting and curing way easier. However, The paint then makes the weed guard hole too small for the FG-30 guard to go into. And even if I take the time to bore out each hole I have found that the super glue does not seem to do an adequate job of holding the guard, if at all. So, either I am using the wrong kind of super glue, doing something wrong with this process, or I have not figured out how to cure the jigs with the weed guard in them properly. Any advice on this topic would be appreciated. I am not overly new to this process, but have not been smart enough to figure out how to get this last hurdle jumped. I am now reaching out to the masses. What do you think of my dilemma?

Well.....Still having a tough time. Because of some of the detail of the jig, straight Bondo does not seem to set well around the jig collar area and weed guard. I tried using Acetone to thin out the Bondo before adding hardener. This worked, but it did not seem to fully harden. I mean did become hard enough to pour, but after a pour or two the Bondo actually started to break apart. So, I switched over to wood. Using modified Dremmel Tool bits I was able to make the mold I needed thanks to my friends steady hand. However, after one pour in wood, it seems to burn the wood around the cavity to the point it allows flashing on the next pour. I have tried Pine and Oak. Either I do not have the experience necessary to work with Bondo properly yet or I need to still try mixing in Fiberglass Resin. Somebody on Facebook suggested I use straight Fiberglass Resin. Has anyone done this or have any suggestions on how I could improve upon what I am already doing? Thanks again in advance.

Well, it finally warmed up enough to open the garage door today to try and pour. And I can confirm this - POP molds "can" work for pouring lead jigs, but my mold only lasted for one pour. After that, the lead poured straight through the mold. I did not try adding any cement hardener, spraying with anything, etc. I just used straight Plaster of Paris. I am now going to try this bondo mold. However, I did not buy fiberglass resin, just plain old bondo. So, we'll see. I truly appreciate all the feedback. I will respond with my results as soon as I have them.

Hello all, I want to pour my own jig heads using a 2-part pop mold? Has anyone ever done this? My mold is completely dry. I have seen videos on Youtube showing lead being poured into wood molds and I have read on here about silicone and possibly bondo, but nothing about Plaster. I use 2-part pop molds for pouring plastics and have no issues with flashing. Basically, on Christmas day I am going to try this, but I would like to know if any of you have tried this or know about this and what help/info you can provide me. There is enough safety info on this website that you can't miss it. So, the only question I would like to have answered is simply "can you use POP molds to pour lead jigs?" Thanks in advance for any help/info you can offer up and Happy Holidays!