Interesting Finish

Mac3 · 02-14-06, 10:34 AM

Bought a bottle of nail polish at Wal Mart to use in finishing white jigheads with a pearl type glitter. Stopping at the baitshop on the way home, Big D wanted to try it, but only had a jig with a black finish. He painted over the black and produced a very striking Blue glitter finish with an occasional purple cast. Hard to figure, in the bottle you see pearl with a light green glitter....but an any rate, it's certainly worth a try if you are interested.

The bottle was 96 cents, is named N.Y.C. brand and the color number is 101A (White Lights Glitter).

betursweetbass · 02-14-06, 03:00 PM

Thanks for sharing the story, makes my wheels start turning...

Fish On · 02-14-06, 05:10 PM

Thanks for the info. I use nail polish for many jigheads and knotting lines for fur jigs.

pig n jig · 02-14-06, 05:43 PM

Fish on, Inquisitive people want to know how in the world did you start painting jigs and by the time you finished, your toe nails were painted as well ?Don't listen to everything JB types. He may have tattoos , but he doesn't really paint his toenails tournament day to psych his competitors out.

P N J

JB · 02-14-06, 05:59 PM

yer right pnj,
I am a freak, and don't anyone dare listen to my words rofl heh
seriously tho, a cheapie bottle of red nail polish used to spinnerbait lead and some crankbait, to give that little red gill look, often is a cheap way to enhance your lures.
My only drawback with polish is that the smell of paint lingers days after you paint them.

senkosam · 02-15-06, 03:18 PM

Nail polish in colors or clear have a lot of uses. Clear is great for sprucing up scratched Rapala finishes and there are all the colors in the rainbow to paint stripes, gills, patterns and anything else. (What's wrong with doing one's toenails for luck? It's not as if I'm fishing on Brokeback Mt. lol)

1FASTLASER · 02-17-06, 06:30 AM

You da man jb. Alot of people dont think about the smell factor with painting and cant figure out why there new Secret weapon lure with the Incredible paint finish wont catch fish. Hell I wouldnt bite anthing that smelled like finger polish at least not............never mind.

Mac3 · 02-17-06, 12:38 PM

Last Wednesday morning, I painted a few small black jigheads with the nail polish. Thursday, about noon, while trolling one of these jigheads with a white/chart grub, caught and landed a three pound rainbow. I realize this isn't a bass, but am thinking that sometimes we overdo the thinking, myself included.

If the fumes linger in the house, it's a probability that the overcoat of nail polish softened the paint underneath and took several days to cure. To speed things up, including the curing of epoxy, simply hang the painted items in the oven and set the dial to Warm........ Usually 20 minutes will cure the finish.

At any rate, hope this helps and Good Fishing, Mac

betursweetbass · 02-17-06, 01:21 PM

I had me the bright idea of using my wife's hair dryer when I first started painting my bullet head sinkers black, and I used to put little red dots on them too for eyes...

bassintxlady · 02-17-06, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 1FASTLASER

You da man jb. Alot of people dont think about the smell factor with painting and cant figure out why there new Secret weapon lure with the Incredible paint finish wont catch fish. Hell I wouldnt bite anthing that smelled like finger polish at least not............never mind.

are we about to give away a "secret" there Laser?????? huh?...huh?....

1FASTLASER · 02-18-06, 05:52 AM

I refuse to answer that on the grounds it might increminate me.DID I SPELL THAT RIGHT.LMAO!!!!

Fish On · 02-18-06, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pig n jig

Fish on, Inquisitive people want to know how in the world did you start painting jigs and by the time you finished, your toe nails were painted as well ?Don't listen to everything JB types. He may have tattoos , but he doesn't really paint his toenails tournament day to psych his competitors out.

P N J

Haha. I use to paint crankbaits with nail polish before I bought my airbrush. Nail Polish was great on crankbaits and caught about 30 fish on the one I made with nail polish. Clear coats of nail polish are great for hair jigs or when I tie feather treble hooks but I like epoxy because it is more powerful.

WTL · 02-18-06, 02:52 PM

Clear coat is a usefull thing to take along with you fishing. When I have paint chip off a plug I just cover the chipping area with clear coat to minimize the damge and fish on.

bass kicker · 02-18-06, 08:10 PM

for the fur jigs fish on buy some head cement it works much better i used to use clear nial polish

you can get it at luremaking.com

Fish On · 02-18-06, 11:13 PM

Yes I have some head cement. Used it too for hair jigs.

02-14-06, 10:34 AM	#1
Mac3 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 76	Interesting Finish Bought a bottle of nail polish at Wal Mart to use in finishing white jigheads with a pearl type glitter. Stopping at the baitshop on the way home, Big D wanted to try it, but only had a jig with a black finish. He painted over the black and produced a very striking Blue glitter finish with an occasional purple cast. Hard to figure, in the bottle you see pearl with a light green glitter....but an any rate, it's certainly worth a try if you are interested. The bottle was 96 cents, is named N.Y.C. brand and the color number is 101A (White Lights Glitter).

02-14-06, 05:10 PM	#3
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Thanks for the info. I use nail polish for many jigheads and knotting lines for fur jigs. __________________ David Scott

02-17-06, 06:30 AM	#7
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	You da man jb. Alot of people dont think about the smell factor with painting and cant figure out why there new Secret weapon lure with the Incredible paint finish wont catch fish. Hell I wouldnt bite anthing that smelled like finger polish at least not............never mind. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

02-17-06, 12:38 PM	#8
Mac3 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 76	The smell factor.... Last Wednesday morning, I painted a few small black jigheads with the nail polish. Thursday, about noon, while trolling one of these jigheads with a white/chart grub, caught and landed a three pound rainbow. I realize this isn't a bass, but am thinking that sometimes we overdo the thinking, myself included. If the fumes linger in the house, it's a probability that the overcoat of nail polish softened the paint underneath and took several days to cure. To speed things up, including the curing of epoxy, simply hang the painted items in the oven and set the dial to Warm........ Usually 20 minutes will cure the finish. At any rate, hope this helps and Good Fishing, Mac

02-18-06, 05:52 AM	#11
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	I refuse to answer that on the grounds it might increminate me.DID I SPELL THAT RIGHT.LMAO!!!! __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

02-14-06, 03:00 PM	#2
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	Thanks for sharing the story, makes my wheels start turning...

02-14-06, 05:43 PM	#4
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Fish on, Inquisitive people want to know how in the world did you start painting jigs and by the time you finished, your toe nails were painted as well ?Don't listen to everything JB types. He may have tattoos , but he doesn't really paint his toenails tournament day to psych his competitors out. P N J

02-14-06, 05:59 PM	#5
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	yer right pnj, I am a freak, and don't anyone dare listen to my words rofl heh seriously tho, a cheapie bottle of red nail polish used to spinnerbait lead and some crankbait, to give that little red gill look, often is a cheap way to enhance your lures. My only drawback with polish is that the smell of paint lingers days after you paint them.

02-15-06, 03:18 PM	#6
senkosam BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hudson Valley, N.Y. Posts: 716	Nail polish in colors or clear have a lot of uses. Clear is great for sprucing up scratched Rapala finishes and there are all the colors in the rainbow to paint stripes, gills, patterns and anything else. (What's wrong with doing one's toenails for luck? It's not as if I'm fishing on Brokeback Mt. lol)

02-17-06, 01:21 PM	#9
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	I had me the bright idea of using my wife's hair dryer when I first started painting my bullet head sinkers black, and I used to put little red dots on them too for eyes...

02-18-06, 02:52 PM	#13
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Clear coat is a usefull thing to take along with you fishing. When I have paint chip off a plug I just cover the chipping area with clear coat to minimize the damge and fish on. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-18-06, 08:10 PM	#14
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	for the fur jigs fish on buy some head cement it works much better i used to use clear nial polish you can get it at luremaking.com __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

02-18-06, 11:13 PM	#15
Fish On BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hauppauge, NY Posts: 368	Yes I have some head cement. Used it too for hair jigs. __________________ David Scott

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