What paint to turn nickel blade to black?

[Darth-Baiter]

Model paint?  Sharpie?  take it apart and spray paint it?  All my chatter baits are nickel or gold color.  Just wondering. 
 

 

[LrgmouthShad]

I've used black sharpie with some success, especially when fishin in the dark. Makes a cool black metallic finish

[Big Rick]

I use Sharpie's as well. All colors. I sometimes stripe my spinner bait blades, paint the outside of the Jackhammer blade, even add color and contrast to my hard baits. For the most part the color sticks permanently. 

[Darth-Baiter]

Thanks you all.  

[casts_by_fly]

And keep one in the boat for touch ups and customizations later. 

[Big Rick]

2 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

And keep one in the boat for touch ups and customizations later. 

That's where all of mine stay. in a Plano box in the boat. I have often turned short strikes into fish catches with a few color/stripe adjustments on the water. 

[Jig Man]

If I were going to paint blades I would use a self etching primer and high temp engine enamel paint.  It does a great job on outboard lower units and lasts forever.

[WRB]

Buy a black nickel blade.

Krylon gloss or mat black spray paint. Clean with alcohol, dry and paint. Hang the blade on a paper clip to spray.

Tom 

[fin]

I've gotten black fingernail polish at Dollar Tree a couple times. Not always in stock. Ask goth kids if you can't find it.

 

 

[T-Billy]

Powder coat.

[Bluebasser86]

12 hours ago, T-Billy said:

Powder coat.

Flat black powder from Habor Freight is cheap and easy to use. 

[T-Billy]

39 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Flat black powder from Habor Freight is cheap and easy to use. 

Yep. Even buying the Pro Tec in the little jars isn't expensive. It goes a long way. Toaster ovens are dirt cheap too. Heat it, dip it, bake it. Easy as can be.

[Jig Man]

1 hour ago, T-Billy said:

Yep. Even buying the Pro Tec in the little jars isn't expensive. It goes a long way. Toaster ovens are dirt cheap too. Heat it, dip it, bake it. Easy as can be.

Have you tried painting blades with powder paint?  The ones I have tried weren’t easy. 

[T-Billy]

17 minutes ago, Jig Man said:

Have you tried painting blades with powder paint?  The ones I have tried weren’t easy. 

Yep.

[Bluebasser86]

On 9/6/2022 at 4:55 PM, Jig Man said:

Have you tried painting blades with powder paint?  The ones I have tried weren’t easy. 

That's how I paint all of mine. I use a powder paint gun but you don't have to. Quick and easy. 

[Darth-Baiter]

i punted and took a black paint marker i had in a tool box and coated a chatter-blade (and most of my knuckles).  

 

i pitch the lure into a lake and see what happens.  

[GetFishorDieTryin]

Either a sharpie or nail polish. 

[Darth-Baiter]

Looking for spare box cutter blades, digging thru top compartment of my toolbox.  AKA: the junk drawer. 
 

I found paint pens.  Figured WTH.  Seems fairly robust.  I’ll try it tomorrow. I have a Sharpie on board for touch up.