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I usually cut the paint off of each side with a small Tajima box cutter knife with the snap off blades I have and then use a hook or needle to clear the center of the eye. I found some paint to be brittle and can chip off easily, especially epoxy if I just jam something through the eye without cutting first.
i have always used another hook and pliers to poke out closed eyes.
Baked powder coated jigs are hell to clean the eyes out.easy to clean before curing process.i no longer support a company that cant clean up the eyes before selling jigs.
I also won’t buy them no matter what the price with paint in the “eye”!!