CLose enuogh?

[Pooch]

Saw this paint in a local bog box. Sprayed a unpainted lead head jig. Doesn't look too bad. Might look better sprayed over a white base.

Won't hold up as well as real chromed gold though.

GP

[tandm]

I have a bottle of gold fingernail polish, along with some other colors, in one of my tackle boxes. Holds up surprisingly well, price is cheap, $1.00 at Dollar General and it is quick and easy to apply. Have had very good luck with a bottle of gold glitter I picked up.
Just be ready with a quick response when your friends find out about your nail polish stash.

[Custom Eyes]

Spray it over black for the deepest gold color.

[Pooch]

Originally Posted by Custom Eyes

Spray it over black for the deepest gold color.

Will try that. Thanks!

Pooch

[BornToFish]

Greetings,

Pooch: How did it go for you when you tried spraying the gold over a white versus black base? I will be painting some jigs in the upcoming week or two, and thought your feedback will be helpful.

Very kindest regards....

[Pooch]

Just sprayed two bare jigs with gloss black then when dry over sprayed them with two different gold metallic. Valspar and Kryon. Both are brighter than this picture shows.

Valspar for the win, but the Kryon over a fresh shiny non painted jig still appears to be the best. See the original post above.

Pooch

[Pooch]

Originally Posted by Pooch

Saw this paint in a local bog box. Sprayed a unpainted lead head jig. Doesn't look too bad. Might look better sprayed over a white base.

Won't hold up as well as real chromed gold though.

GP

When time permits, I'm to try "cooking" a few of the above to see if I can harden the finish. Though experience has taught me that the fish really don't care about a "nice" finish. Even a beat to death nearly bare lead jig that started out as plated gold will still catch fish. Seems that all it takes is some gold somewhere on the jig head that fish find "interesting". It's all about illusion and trickery to catch fish.

One more thing..... A person could repaint the jigs that do eventually lose their coloring, though most seldom make it to "old age" before being donated to the lake Gods.

Pooch

[Custom Eyes]

Originally Posted by Pooch

When time permits, I'm to try "cooking" a few of the above to see if I can harden the finish. Though experience has taught me that the fish really don't care about a "nice" finish. Even a beat to death nearly bare lead jig that started out as plated gold will still catch fish. Seems that all it takes is some gold somewhere on the jig head that fish find "interesting". It's all about illusion and trickery to catch fish.

One more thing..... A person could repaint the jigs that do eventually lose their coloring, though most seldom make it to "old age" before being donated to the lake Gods.

Pooch

Chances are it will just scorch the paint. It might work, but would probably have to be done on a pretty low temperature. Special resins are used in those gold and fake chrome paints to get the "leafing effect", where all the particles float to the surface and interlock like a jigsaw puzzle into what appears to be one uniform film like plating. Those resins are terrible for heat resistance, chalking, and yellowing. There are some powder coatings that give the same plated effect and are a bit more durable. Prizmatic has a nice selection of gold powders.

https://www.prismaticpowders.com/sho...olor=pris_gold