05-27-2011, 11:49 AM
[quote Springbuck] I just started buying bare lead heads and painting them with nail polish. You can do those red heads and then a quick coat of red glitter polish and they look great. I'm doing green glitter, silver, and gold like that.
White base coat first.
Is you tackletorium at your place, TD? No online store?[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Bare lead heads often work fine. Other times it is better to have the pretty heads going for you. And you can use any kind of paint and glitter to get the colors you want. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The big issue...at least to me and some of the other guys who like my jig heads...is that they do not react with the plastics (dissolve) and that they hold up during a lot of dings on rocks and stuff. By the time I get through with mine there are about 4 or 5 coats of vinyl paint and a top coat of epoxy. The finish looks like glass and is super hard. Of course, if you fish in the rocks and lose a lot of jigs that doesn't mean much. But if you keep and reuse the heads over a period of time it is good to have the colors and the gloss remain in new condition.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I do not have a big commercial operation. I make and keep a pretty good supply of the things I use most...and sometimes sell a few to fishing buddies who beg and grovel enough. I don't charge nearly enough to compensate me for the time I put in to making them so I am not anxious to go into large scale production. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No website. However, if someone develops an addiction to any of my goodies they can call or email me what they want and I can mail it. I take PayPal and I use USPS which is cheaper than the exhorbitant mailing charges tacked on by most online suppliers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you are interested, shoot me a PM and I will give you my address and directions. You can see the things I make and judge the quality for yourself. If it makes a difference we can go from there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here is a big PDF file of pics and explanations of some of the stuff I make.[/#0000ff]
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White base coat first.
Is you tackletorium at your place, TD? No online store?[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Bare lead heads often work fine. Other times it is better to have the pretty heads going for you. And you can use any kind of paint and glitter to get the colors you want. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The big issue...at least to me and some of the other guys who like my jig heads...is that they do not react with the plastics (dissolve) and that they hold up during a lot of dings on rocks and stuff. By the time I get through with mine there are about 4 or 5 coats of vinyl paint and a top coat of epoxy. The finish looks like glass and is super hard. Of course, if you fish in the rocks and lose a lot of jigs that doesn't mean much. But if you keep and reuse the heads over a period of time it is good to have the colors and the gloss remain in new condition.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I do not have a big commercial operation. I make and keep a pretty good supply of the things I use most...and sometimes sell a few to fishing buddies who beg and grovel enough. I don't charge nearly enough to compensate me for the time I put in to making them so I am not anxious to go into large scale production. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No website. However, if someone develops an addiction to any of my goodies they can call or email me what they want and I can mail it. I take PayPal and I use USPS which is cheaper than the exhorbitant mailing charges tacked on by most online suppliers.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]If you are interested, shoot me a PM and I will give you my address and directions. You can see the things I make and judge the quality for yourself. If it makes a difference we can go from there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here is a big PDF file of pics and explanations of some of the stuff I make.[/#0000ff]
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