I do this, and never have a problem. There's something in the Rustoleum Self Etching Primer that, as it says, etches the surface so my Createx paints bind really well.
I'm pretty sure they would work, but they are larger than diagonal cutters, so they may be more awkward/clunky to use.
Google tile nippers, and you'll see lots of choices.
Just a dumb question from someone who fishes jig a lot, but doesn't pour them.
With all the great hooks already on the market, is that Zo hook enough better to bother altering a jig mold to make it work?
In the past I made a series of weedless hard frogs using small disc magnets.
I painted them with Createx water based paints, and top coated them with Solarez UV resin.
I found I had to top coat them to keep them from rusting.
I got the magnets here:
https://www.apexmagnets.com/?utm_source=remarkety&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=October_Promo_1_2022&utm_content=&_rmId=2nv693l2wgfYoe225DPVInron1r1P3cBxGKENDKG
Al, I'm just guessing, based on how holes in chatterbait blades let me fish them faster without having them rise up. It makes sense to me, anyway. Less surface equals less resistance.
Cooch used to use a hole punch to put holes in his jig trailers, back in the day. He said it made a difference. I think it might speed the rate of fall.