Lead oxidizing?

[VaCrappieMan]

I always have some of my plastics rigged up on plain jigheads in a separate box... say 1 of each frequently used color... anyways all the jigheads are powdery white now... I suppose from the lead oxidizing? What can I do to prevent this? I have some of the silica tablet things in there to take out the moisture... do any of you all use certain boxes that do better? It's frustrating because I prefer the heads to have the dull lead look and now they are powdery looking with residue

[Fatman]

take them and rinse them in vinegar and dry them off.

[skeetbum]

If you want to stop it from ever happening, you can powder paint them with clear, or any color, pretty easy and the plastics won't effect the paint. If you were to use nail polish or other paint, the plastic may eat the paint to some degree.

[Dlogfish]

If you don't want to get in to powder coating you can use clear nail polish. Works just as good to keep them from oxidizing.

[trypman1]

"Hard as nails" clear fingernail polish. Also works great in colors, to paint jig heads.

[Crestliner08]

Another vote for "Hard as nails". The clear can also be used on painted rod tips. Works very well.

[shuorc]

Had twenty oxidized 1/4 0z sinkers so done the overnight vinegar soak then washed and soaked again and rinsed and let set overnight, looked good this morning and coated with clear nail polish, will watch for a while and hope to use, thanks for the info. Always wondered how to do it.--shu