Anti-Oxidation?

[BareKnuckleJigs]

Plain Lead is harmless.  It is the fumes/vapors/smoke of working a Lead Melt that is a source of Lead Exposure...also, the Chalky, White substance (Lead Oxide) that forms on Aging Lead Parts is where the risk of Lead Poison is.  One ill-effect I've seen, many times, is unpainted Lead Parts that are Oxidizing, turn their plastic bag into crumbling plastic "ashes", turns it into flakes.

Has there been any thought put into a simple, low-cost, maybe even Environmentally-friendly coating that will prevent/stop Lead Oxidation?  How about an additive that is mixed into the Lead Melt that would achieve it, instead of a coating?  When I say "coating", I mean a liquid that doesn't (solely) need to be applied to the parts Individually, but rather can be added to a small lot of parts and tossed/rolled to coat.  For the additive option, maybe an idea similar to how Stainless Steel is made...Stainless Lead?

Do-It would surely be the Pioneers, yet again.  We have liquid paints, yes, but this should be different.  Achieving this would reduce exposure, tremendously.

Side Note...I like the idea of an additive, myself, as long as it doesn't cost a Long Ton.

[BareKnuckleJigs]

There are several Rust Preventatives in a few forms.  Might one (or more) of them work?  Hmmm...

[Fatman]

Had a guy here in Vermont who is one of the worst "PURIST" fly fisherman and is against the use of lead.  He is also an Environmentalist!!  Worst combo there is.  I've told him with all the money their groups raise that if they could come up with a material that had all the characteristics of lead while being cheap!!  that I'd switch. 

Have also shown him powder coated jig heads which keeps them from leaching and told him we as fisherman care, and we're doing more than our fair share. 

[ctom]

Keep the lead products dry. The only oxidized jigs I have ever seen were jigs that were kept inside a damp tackle box or in a very damp, high humidity environment and or had cracked coatings. I'll make the assumption that lead products in the deep south or in coastal areas are probably more prone to this issue. I don't clean eyes until I'm ready to tie the jig on the line. Not many of my jigs are in trays or bags, mine are found in padded cases where they can't rattle around and chip. If my tackle buckets gets rained on or snowed on it gets emptied out in the laundry room where a dehumidifier is running 24/7/365. Moisture in tackle is my #1 tackle enemy.

Not arguing anyone's point, just adding to all of them.

[BareKnuckleJigs]

All good stuff.  I'm still interested, and still coming up empty on anything concrete.

[ctom]

All good stuff.  I'm still interested, and still coming up empty on anything concrete.

There's the answer gary. Make those salty heads out of concrete. Send a few to fatman's pc buddy and let him weigh in on the idea....pun intended.