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Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Sinkers => Painting and Finishing Lures => Topic started by: Cannibul on 06/17/16 16:55 UTC

Title: Powder painting worm weights
Post by: Cannibul on 06/17/16 16:55 UTC

I've been using worm weights as bodies for spinners for quite a while.  Needless to say powder painting them and keeping the holes open has been a challenge.  If I were using an electrostatic gun I would just thread them on wire and paint.  However I dip them.

I picked up some .062 Teflon wire from Contenti and gave it a try today.  Works like a champ!  I cut it into 2" sections, push it through the sinker and then heat them up in my frying pan sitting on a hot plate.  Grab the Teflon wire while wearing gloves and swish them in the paint.  Hold them in front of the fan for about 10 seconds then I can sit them down.  I'm going to get a piece of 2x4 and drill some holes in it slightly larger than .062 so I can just place the Teflon wire in the hole while they cool.

I then pull the wire out and place the bodies/weights on my custom made rack to bake them.  The rack is simply some threaded rod between two plates with paper clips on it.  I bend the leg of the paper clip out and place the sinker on there to cure the paint.

It's the best method I've found so far to paint these little suckers.  It would work with the lure body mold if you got the correct size wire which Contenti sells. 

Title: Re: Powder painting worm weights
Post by: Fatman on 06/17/16 21:58 UTC

I take the molded bodies
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/In%20line%20spinners%20and%20parts/100_5987.jpg)

Then cut the end off and pull the body down on the wire and put an L bend in it
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/In%20line%20spinners%20and%20parts/100_5989.jpg)

I heat them with a heat gun and dip them in the powder - if I want two tone bodies I'll heat a bit and tap another color on it
then I poke the wires through an aluminum bread pan and put them in to cure - see center pan in pic you'll see them.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Powder%20and%20Glitter/100_4027.jpg)

If I were to try the worm weights I'd do them the same way.  here's a few of my spinners
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/In%20line%20spinners%20and%20parts/100_4124.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/In%20line%20spinners%20and%20parts/100_5440.jpg)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/In%20line%20spinners%20and%20parts/100_5165.jpg)

Title: Re: Powder painting worm weights
Post by: Lines on 06/17/16 22:01 UTC

Very nice spinners Fatman.........Very nice.

Title: Re: Powder painting worm weights
Post by: alwrenn on 06/17/16 22:28 UTC

Those are absolutely awesome!

Title: Re: Powder painting worm weights
Post by: Fatman on 06/18/16 12:28 UTC

Thanks I enjoy making them

Title: Re: Powder painting worm weights
Post by: brandx112679 on 06/18/16 20:13 UTC

  Good looking spinners.