Fishermanbt Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) got a swing jig mold for Christmas and poured several so far. I was having trouble trying to figure out how i was going to get them painted so I got to experimenting with different methods. I wanted to share what I found that works consistently. I used my smooth jaws hemostats to grip the top portion of the jig eye. I then place a small barrel shaped super strong magnet on the handle and stretch out the hook and stick it on the magnet. Heat, dip in fluid bed, release the hemostat form the eye over the heat source and the eye is taken care of. I occasionally get minor paint near the hook but that is very little and can be scraped off the wire once cool. Hope this helps someone out. Edited December 30, 2015 by Fishermanbt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pretty slick idea. BTW welcome to Tackle Underground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishermanbt Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Thanks cadman. Been lurking around for a while taking in as much knowledge as possible. Thought this idea may be of some use. Edited December 30, 2015 by Fishermanbt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter1 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Great idea. Where does one get a magnet like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishermanbt Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Got a pack off Amazon for a few bucks. Had been using them on fly boxes I was making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Home Depot, Lowe's or almost any craft/hobby store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I liked your pic so I hunted around and found a magnet. It holds like a charm. Those pesky swing jigs have been a problem to paint. Now I believe it will be a lot easier. Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWJigs Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Love that you shared that. I havnt got the mold but loads of customers are begging. Great job and great share here bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I heat the jigs in a frying pan, grab the hook with pliers and then paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
