Gloomisman Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Quick question all. I even searched this one because I'm sure its been covered. Nothing came up though. Anyway, How do you guys remove oxidation from jig heads? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Quick question all. I even searched this one because I'm sure its been covered. Nothing came up though. Anyway, How do you guys remove oxidation from jig heads? Thanks in advance. I don't think you can. I have tried things that make it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 There are a quite a few posts that mention soaking in vinegar, to remove lead oxidation. Worth a try. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloomisman Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks, I'll give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I didn't think before I spoke, I guess I was thinking you wanted to make the lead look shinny again. Duh. I have used 30% vinegar, 70% water, heated at 180 degrees F for 5 minuets and then rinsed in room temp clear water. I was using this process before spraying vinyl paint and before powder painting because I was having a "fisheye" problem, so I was using this to remove any residue of silicone coming from my spin cast molds, I wasn't targeting oxidation per se. This did eliminate the "fisheye" problem. I would avoid putting Gold, Bronze, or Red hooks in the vinegar. I have mine in racks to keep the hooks out of the vinegar. The same racks for painting. I electro static powder paint and I have changed guns and don't have the "fisheye" problem, so I am not washing before painting anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloomisman Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I didn't think before I spoke, I guess I was thinking you wanted to make the lead look shinny again. Duh. I have used 30% vinegar, 70% water, heated at 180 degrees F for 5 minuets and then rinsed in room temp clear water. I was using this process before spraying vinyl paint and before powder painting because I was having a "fisheye" problem, so I was using this to remove any residue of silicone coming from my spin cast molds, I wasn't targeting oxidation per se. This did eliminate the "fisheye" problem. I would avoid putting Gold, Bronze, or Red hooks in the vinegar. I have mine in racks to keep the hooks out of the vinegar. The same racks for painting. I electro static powder paint and I have changed guns and don't have the "fisheye" problem, so I am not washing before painting anymore. Thats pretty much my problem. I have a bunch of heads that have very light oxidation on them. What is happening is after I dip them in powder I go through all the steps as I do non oxided heads. Then I bake. What happens is the small spots/deposits keep some of the paint from fully sticking and it bubbles and I get white dots where there is no paint. I'll give the vinegar a shot and try either limeaway or maybe even heat for a sec from a torch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloomisman Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 The vinegar worked pretty well. I soaked a head in it for about a minute then wiped it dry. All the corrosion is gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
