Being that there is about a foot or foot and a half of snow on the ground I find myself to suffer a little cabin fever. So I decided to take some of my wifes finger nail polish (which she wasnt happy about when she found out) and paint my lead bullet weights. Anyone else do this? one is a black and other I call a lil blue gillish color. Im sure it might chip over time but eh what the heck its cheap.

I use fingernail polish to put eyes on some weights. I paint three eyes so one is always visible. 

 

Scale Thats something i have to do now!!!!!!! GREAT thinking! My wife is gonna kill me hahaha

I use to, years ago.. I use to shoot brass with matte earthen colors too! ( Think Tree stand paints) your right, it doesn't hold up.. But it's fun to tinker around with!

Scale Thats something i have to do now!!!!!!! GREAT thinking! My wife is gonna kill me hahaha

Put the weights on toothpicks then push the toothpicks in the pages of a large book, like a dictionary. You can do a hole bunch at once. I use the dipping brush for the white part. Let them dry overnight. Then for the pupil , I cut the end off a toothpick , get the blunt end smooth and dip it in the black polish .

Put the weights on toothpicks then push the toothpicks in the pages of a large book, like a dictionary. You can do a hole bunch at once. I use the dipping brush for the white part. Let them dry overnight. Then for the pupil , I cut the end off a toothpick , get the blunt end smooth and dip it in the black polish .

Very nice. I ended up using a bent up paper clip and scooping them up one by one. i think i might even throw eyes on the ones i have here. thanks for the tips, Im glad im not too crazy lol

I have been experimenting with bullet weights myself. The ones I have are too shiney but they were so cheap I couldn't pass them up. The BPS GP painted ones are $4 per 10 and I bought these for $0.50 a bag of 12.

 

Tried putting a bags worth in a plastic bottle with some Coke to dull them. It worked but not very well and they were in there for about two weeks. On a saltwater forum a guy mentioned using Drano which I may try?

 

Powder painting is the best option but the hole gets painted shut or the piece of wire that holds the weight fuses to it.

 

If all else fails I will just spray paint them with a can of OD primer like before. Doesn't hold up the best but some days they do not last long enough to lose their paint.

 

Allen

don't let them touch ur soft plastics. the nail polish melts/fuses when stored w/ plastic. ends up being a nasty sticky mess. and it melts in heat (nail polish on spinnerbait blades was a disaster for me. blades melted to the skirts and trailers in my bag).

White vinegar  takes the shine off lead in a matter of hours.

I would just use powder paints, much easier and a lot less mess plus they will hold up better once baked on. Use the paper clips a holder to dip and keep paint out of the hole and to hang them in the oven to bake on.

Your wife has BLACK finger nail polish? Lucky you.

I would just use powder paints, much easier and a lot less mess plus they will hold up better once baked on. Use the paper clips a holder to dip and keep paint out of the hole and to hang them in the oven to bake on.

 

Last time I tried this when the paint cured it stuck the wire to the weight. When I pulled the wire out it chipped the paint around the point to a sharp edge.

 

Allen

Munkin,

Once you have put the powder on and it cools, pull the wire out and wipe clean then reinsert and in the oven to cure, this will minimize the curing and pulling away from the weight.