Thread: painting around the barrel swivel

Would definitely like to hear from the pros around here, since I am going to be pouring
and painting RR jigheads this winter. Please chime in!

I've always wrapped tin foil around the swivels, then powder them and then pull the tin foil and cure the heads.

BD, I use 1/8 heat shrink. Buy it in 4 ft sticks from Bluff City Electronics in Memphis. I cut it about 1/4 in long, slide over swivel. Hold by eye with curved tip forceps, heat it until it shrinks then finish heating head. Dip in paint then into a cup of water. Then I use small pocket knife to cut shrink off swivel then clean any paint off hook eye.

Heat the head and dip just the swivel in ice water then dip in powder and run back over the heat source to blend down the paint.

I just barely just dip the barrel in water. Don't submerge the whole barrel or dip too long or you'll cool the head and get a blob of powder paint at the base of the swivel. Takes practice but once you'll get the hang of it, it goes quickly and no need wrapping or placing anything on swivel. Takes all of a second extra in painting process to dip in water. I also re-dip the whole head in water once I put paint on it to cool head. After head has completely cooled I give the barrel a twist to insure both sides of barrel swivel.


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Take a Mustad 3366A hook eye and cast it in your mold. Paint your jig and add swivel after painting and curing. I do it all the time and the swivel is more free swinging I believe.

Ok thanks guys

Originally Posted by z520tom

Take a Mustad 3366A hook eye and cast it in your mold. Paint your jig and add swivel after painting and curing. I do it all the time and the swivel is more free swinging I believe.

Can you share a pict of how you lay the hook out before the lead is cast in the mold. What keep the hook from pulling out of the lead.