instead of aliminum could you use reflector tape
"the objective of war is not to die for your country but to make that sorry sob die for his" General Patton
I tried makein one the other day and found I got the aluminum to stay tight by wrappin the hook shank with tyein thread.
I'm having an "out of money" experience. :rolleyes:
Thanks , plan to try them out
I just made these while reading this thread.I used a V-8 small can.You can cut it with scissors like paper.I cut the two ends off,then down the middle.Laid a size 8 jighook and cut a length of it.Tiny can made four,lol.Probably 5/8 inch long from inside the bend to the eye of the hook.Found it easier to fold the aluminum first then put the hook through the fold before squeezing with needle nose pliers.I'm gonna try to powder paint them right now like a bluegill.Will show later with some eyes,lol.It is fun to do.
"Garden Hackler"lol
Powder paint won't work at all.Here's my talanted model painting.Most were all hard,so this is the best I could do,lol.I'm sure that if you try you can do much better,Ha
"Garden Hackler"lol
AZ, what happened with the PP? Did it run off or something else? I imagine you could take some rough sand paper and rough it up so the paint will stick if that is the issue. If it is a cooling issue then sprinkling the PP on one side at a time and then heating might make a difference.
I have a bunch of painting to do tonight so I will try some different things out to see if they work. I know some cans have a thin coating on them to seal them so that might the problem. I don't know of anything that will take it off short of hydrochloric acid, I guess college chemistry stuck with me after all. Maybe MEK will do it but I don't have any.
I love taking my kids fishing, now if I could just manage to fish at the same time.
id be willing to bet nail polish will work for paint.ok i made one,and its kina staying on the hook good.some clear nail polish may help keep the hook and alum together a little more too.could probably do a fire tiger pattern on it with bright orange and chartreuse nail polish