hawkman Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I was given a bunch of soft lead that is painted. Should I take the paint off before I melt it into smaller chunks or if I flux it will that take care of it ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) Hawkman, I get used and chipped jigs from time to time, and this is what I do. Put in all your painted jigs in a cast iron pot. I bought one from Barlow's and it's worth the money. Heat up the pot with all the painted jigs in it until it melts all the lead. The hooks will float to the top the paint will burn off. Skim off all the burnt paint residue off the top, remove the hooks and discard safely. You can flux now, or I just pour the clean lead into an ingot mold. Once the ingots are cool mark them with a black marker as to soft or hard. Now you can use them in your pouring pot. Make sure you melt all of this with good ventilation. Burnt paint smells pretty bad, and sometimes smoke also.....Hope this helps. If you need more info PM me. Edited July 20, 2009 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 What C-man said, and I do it OUTSIDE and down wind from the house so the Boss of the house doesn't complain lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkman Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Cadman /BLT Just got around to melting all the painted lead. Did it out side and fluxed it and poured it into a muffin pan, worked great thanks for the down wind advice Hawkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
