Thread: First time pouring and painting

Another suggestion, some people scoff at this every time I post it but here is what I do. I go to an electronics store and purchase sticks of heat shrink tubing that will just fit over your swivel. I sit and cut sections that are just longer than the swivel, slide a section over swivel, place it just close enough to heat source( I use heat gun) to get tubing to shrink. Then heat, paint, dip cool and hang on rack. Once I have a bunch done I just use a old small pocket knife to cut off tubing and clean eye. When done properly no paint residue on swivel and a lot easier than wrapping tin foil or tape.

Originally Posted by Cray

Another suggestion, some people scoff at this every time I post it but here is what I do. I go to an electronics store and purchase sticks of heat shrink tubing that will just fit over your swivel. I sit and cut sections that are just longer than the swivel, slide a section over swivel, place it just close enough to heat source( I use heat gun) to get tubing to shrink. Then heat, paint, dip cool and hang on rack. Once I have a bunch done I just use a old small pocket knife to cut off tubing and clean eye. When done properly no paint residue on swivel and a lot easier than wrapping tin foil or tape.

Did these with heat shrink, It works very well





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That’s pretty awesome work for your first time


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Very good work,

Way better than my first ones looked.

Very good job

Originally Posted by dep589

Just being extremely careful dipping in paint. Hold the eye with pliers. Cleaned up what was left on the hook. Its a pain...

Yup what I do. After I hold the hook with my hand and heat the head I transfer jig to a pair or pliers and hold by the eye. The paint can easily be scrapped off the hook with you finger nails. I dip my swivel quickly in water so that the paint doesn’t stick to the swivel.

Think I'll try the masking tape to keep it off the barb!