You have a nice set up for pouring. As far as painting, my take on it is that a good paint job matters more to the fisherman than the fish. Fish can't see the detail that humans can perceive. However, they can differentiate between dark and light colors, and they detect flash, etc. Can they see some of the scale finishes that I see on some larger jigs? I don't think so, but such a finish might give the fisherman more confidence when fishing that jig. That confidence is important.

Pete