Lock Pick Color Coding Heat Shrink

This is a pack of heat shrink tubing in 9 different colors.

Locating the exact pick you're looking for can sometimes be frustrating. Is this pick a flat or round-tipped profile? Is it 16 or 19 thou? Etc. That's why many folks choose to color-code their picks to make finding the right one quicker.

A common and universal solution is colored heat shrink tubing on the neck of the pick. However, heat shrink tends to be sold in bulk. It's generally pretty cheap, but maybe you just need enough for your picks and nothing more.

That's what this product aims to provide. It's a small set of heat shrink tubing in 9 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, gray, and black. It's available in two sizes: 3/32" and 1/8".

Each section should be enough to do 10 or so picks. You only need a small sliver a few millimeters wide on each pick. That's plenty to make it easily visible, and making it too long could interfere with picking anyway.

Installation

Grab your scissors and cut off a tiny piece. Run it down the neck of the pick until it butts up against the pick's handle. Then gently apply heat with a flame or heat gun and watch it shrink into place. NOTE: It only takes a few quick licks of a flame to shrink it. Don't overly heat your picks or handles. If you start melting stuff, you're using way too much heat.

Pick Brand vs. Heat Shrink Sizing Guidance

In general, if the neck of the pick has a slender, gentle taper on its way toward the handle, the 3/32" tubing is likely the right choice. If the neck widens out quite a bit before reaching the handle, use the 1/8" tubing.

Confirmed Sizing

3/32":

• Multipick (popsicle stick handle)
• Covert Instruments (popsicle stick handle)
• Law Lock Tools (Valyrian/Ridgeback)

1/8":

• Southern Specialties (popsicle stick handle)
• Moki
• Sparrows
• JimyLongs
• Law Lock Tools (banana handle)

Dimensions

• ID before shrinking: 3/32" (2.38mm) or 1/8" (3.175mm)
• Length: 1"+ (25mm) for each of the 9 heat shrink tubes