quivira kid
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Anybody here ever tried powder painting lead dumbbell eyes? Surely it would look better and be more durable than the painted ones that are available.
lead dumbbell eyes
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JUNGLEJIM1
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I havn't tried it recently,used to paint eyes on them using vinyl paint many years ago. They probably would look better since my painting skills have improved a little since then.I don't have any right now,just the bead chains.Those may work as well.
quivira kid
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I have tried the bead chain, but the beads swivel around so much that I didn't like it. I was just thinking some of the nice colors I can get from using powder paint, that they would look better than the commercially-available ones.
jjsjigs
Banned
you gotta lock in your eyes with a dab of super glue. Then they won't spin around. Powder painting works... a bit messy but it works.
quivira kid
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jjs, I have only tried painting them off the hook. When I am tying with them, I do use a dab of head cement to lock them in place.
jjsjigs
Banned
Do not use head cement. Use Zap-A-Gap or Lok-Tite glue.
SaltyBuckster
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The only problem with powder paiting them is holding them while heating and hanging them to dty or cure.I tried powder painting some slip sinkers and what a hastle that turned out to be,lol.