Marv1point7 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hello fellow undergrounders! Is there any way to alter the color of the molten lead? For instance, I don't really like powder coating. I jig fish rocks and sooner or later that paint is gone. Is there a way to change the lead colors while in a molten state by adding something or another? Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishAction Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 None of the paints, color, etc. will stand the heat of molten lead. If you are that frustrated with powder painted jigs then maybe you aren't using the correct specification of paint or it's not cured properly. Get some polyester spec powder paint and cure it to the manufacturers heat cure time. You'll have a tough painted jig that will give you good results in the rocks. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Marv1, Just what FishAction said. I fish jigs in rivers, and they get pretty badly beat up. With that said, I don't sweat the paint job, and just take enough jigs with me to compensate for river fishing. When I come home I melt my damaged jigs and reuse them. That's what is so nice about pouring your own. You can make as many as you want and never run out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 If the painting is a problem, quit painting. I use jigs unpainted for many years until I started selling them to boat docks that wanted them to be painted for the tourists. Those fish never minded if or not the jigs had any paint on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsaw Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Sounds like the OP is not interested in painting his jigs, rather altering the color of the lead before it hardens so it's either darker or more shiny I would guess darker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Lots of the best paint pigments are oxides of metals, like titanium oxide for white, but they are meant to be mixed into paint. The heating process needed to melt lead would probably reverse the oxidation process, and you'd lose whatever color you'd added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Brushing you jigs in a solution of vinegar and water will clean them and also cause them to oxidize faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 4-5% tin added to your lead will keep it shiny longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv1point7 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Thanks much for the replies. You guys are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
