Where do you purchase 30 minute epoxy? I am having trouble finding a local source
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Where do you purchase 30 minute epoxy? I am having trouble finding a local source
Hobby or model airplane stores carry 5 and 30 minute in different size two bottle containers. Also any supper glues. BILL FITZ
I get mine at WalMart.
They sell the Devcon stuff in the double barrelled syringes in both a 5 minute cure and what they call '2-ton' which sets up in around 30 minutes. $1.96 a package.
Buddy
highly recommend the Devcon 2T use it all the time for making jig and spinnerbaits top-coat after painting
Mike
Has anyone used the super glues for epoxy back nymph finish like on a copper john or epoxy back pheasant tail? I guess I can just try it, but thought I'd ask to see if anyone's done it and how it worked.
The 'super' or CA glues are different than epoxy.
You won't get the same build or finish with a CA glue.
CAs are best for sticking stuff together. For a 'finish' you really want an epoxy.
That being said, some of the CA 'nail' glues (in the cosmetics section) dry hard and clear, and seem to fill gaps well and have enough 'solids' in them to build up okay.
I've used them on bead flies to fill in between the beads and get a smooth surface. It takes multiple coats.
Buddy
Hardware stores.
For Pheasant tail nymph backs I use a black nail polish. I apply it to the back and then turn the fly upside down. this gives it a slightly humped backed shape. It drys quite quickly and makes a nice shiny finish to the fly. For the more natural look you can just use clear head cement.
My niece tied some up and used a pink nail polish with metal flakes already in it. They looked very fishy but she wouldn't give me one and ran off with her nail polish.
I went into the nail polish section of wal mart and noted that the metal flake polish comes in a large variety of colors and even different flake colors and sizes. I found a black with iridescent silvery flakes that I bought or 2 bux and am dying to try out on the fish.
I was a bit nervous about using nail polish in a water environment so I put a daub of clear on my thumbnail to test its endurance. So far it has held up for over a month so my fears about using it on flies were dispelled . The stuff is sure tough.
GnuBee;
The next time you're finished polishing your nails, (do you also do your toe nails, for wearing open toed wading boots?), if you want your "sparkle nail polish" to outlast the flies you use it on, simply coat the nail polish with Sally Hansen's clear, the same as used for head cement.
I've been using the "metal flake" nail polish for years, on crawdads, scuds, all kinds of subsurface trout treats and with the SH clear, over it, it not only lasts forever, it also shines a bit brighter too.
(Of course,when attending formal, black tie,fish ins and like get togethers, or when wearing my own open toed wading shoes, I also use the SH clear on my nails as well!)