I need to coat small lead weights with something in order to keep the lead sealed from the water. I have thousands of 4oz. lead weights in a local waterway and I anticipate some environmental regulation becoming a problem. Rather than remove these I would like to coat them with something that can be melted in a pot on a boat and then once put back into the water would solidify. I was thinking of simply using wax but then noticed vinyl coated weights for scuba diving. How is vinyl put on to things. Is it disolved and then allowed to dry like paint or is it heated and melted? Thanks for any help.
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20 years ago