coating of lead weights

[aquaholic]

Originally Posted by MaryS

So why do manufacturers bother to plastic coat them if its not a regulation?

So you can't sue them if you get lead poisioning ...

I wrap all uncoated lead with duck tape.

[Dive In Paphos]

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Personally mine are uncoated but then I look dead hard.


I am on a diet and am soooooooooooooo hard that I eat woz's uncoated lead with semi skimmed milk!..........Bolloox to the swans thats how hard I am !


"mam can I have my hot water bottlel now"

Jonno

[scubadog]

Plastic coating, it´s lots of fun...I bought the powder from a fishing tackle shop that specialised in sea fishing. Heat the weight over a flame ( hopefully you don´t need to be told to hold the weight using a clamp/pliers etc ). I used the cooker, but get permission off a grown up first, as this will save you a severe bollocking.
Sprinkle the powder over the heated weight, and watch it turn into a plastic coat.Don´t forget to make the slots in your weights a little larger, once the weight is coated you´ll find it hard getting the webbing through...