doublest Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 i'm new to this technique and was curious to find out if there is a way to mask off a very small area. Today, i was dipping some old time bass sinkers in powder paint. After I dipped and set them aside, I suudenly realized oh sh##. the wire is painted over as well as the rivet style head at the botton of the sinker. I tried to turn the wire by grabbing the eye wire with a pair of pliers and twisted off the wire on a couple as the paint had sealed over the bottom rivet, and made a weld almost as stong as solder Ant tips on how i can seal off the wire before dipping as I would still like to have the wire turn to prevent twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 doublest, This is probably the hardest thing to paint if I am envisioning what you are trying to do. First of all the loop part on top you can cover with a small piece of aluminum foil. That will cover the top. On the bottom side where I believe the rivet is, the wire is usually loose in the sinker. Push the top loop as far as you can so the bottom rivet sticks ouit a bit. If you can wrap or stick some foil in there that would be ideal, however I don't believe you will have room there. Realistically it would be best to spray the sinkers with spray paint. Just my two cents worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1976 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) Yes I use painters tape on long fish jigs. Tape one half off and heat and dip the second color. Tape comes off easy and then I bake. Edited August 3, 2012 by andy1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
