IS the clear goo stuff tacky when cured? After it has cured can you touch it and see a fingerprint???. My local shop didn't say much about it but a shake of the head. which left me thinking that it wasn't all that
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IS the clear goo stuff tacky when cured? After it has cured can you touch it and see a fingerprint???. My local shop didn't say much about it but a shake of the head. which left me thinking that it wasn't all that
I've touched it after hitting it with the UV to cure it, and it just has a bit of a "sticky" feeling to it. Not sure about the fingerprints. Once I coat it with some Sally Hansen's (and it dries), its great. It doesn't take much of the nail stuff..just brush on a very thin layer (which dries rather quickly and shouldn't run), and you're done.
There are some other UV cure epoxy-alternatives. This is the first one I've tried. It sure makes tying up some of these patterns quick and easy. I HATED doing them before with Loon Hard Head (good product, just takes a long time to dry, and I don't have a drying wheel). I didn't even want to attempt epoxy.
This company offers a soft, flexible version. I tried that flexible stuff on one fly, and like it so far, but I haven't tried it on anything else yet. Seemed to dry relatively clear. Feels like rubber.
thank you!
Plasti Dip? (as a soft-flexible alternative to UV glue, which is hard and brittle)
Thank you.
I'll have to look into that.
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....this is a subsequent edit.
I found "Clear Plasti Dip" on the internet.
15 bucks for 22oz.
The web page photo shows a label that says: "Warning. Flammable"
So Plasti Dip is clearly not a water based product.
One customer review was positive. That person coated the bottom
of some slippery shoes and liked the result. But he did complain
it was "a smelly process" to use it.
I'll still give it a try. But non-toxic, not-smelly and non-flammable would be more better.
Under the "Mylar Minnows" thread, Normand had posted links to Vig's Big Minnow....a floating minnow pattern. Thanks Normand!
So, I tried working up a couple of those last night. I thought they turned out reasonable well:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...BigMinnowA.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...BigMinnowB.jpg
One thing I thought was interesting was that if you color the foam before you invert the pearl mylar tubing over it (see Normand's link the the website, it has color patterns, as well as the tying instructions for this fly), it shows through pretty well, and in fact probably looks better than if you tried to color the mylar AFTER you brought it over the foam. It seems to sort of blend the colors better. Check out my first picture, especially. Other than the red for the gills, all I did was use a black sharpie on the foam for the back before pulling the mylar over it. For some of the other patterns shown on that website for Vig's Big Minnow, I imagine the coloring DOES have to happen AFTER the foam is covered with the mylar. Just a guess.
I din't read the entire thread, but any consideration for clear silicone in a tube, like that used for automotive gaskets or some plumbing applications like setting a sink or sealing around a tub etc. ?
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
I've seen a fair number of fly patterns that use silicone to build up a large, soft head...mostly salt water baitfish patterns. I've never tried it. I know silicone is something you want to avoid breathing in (what isn't?)...and mainly those things just looked sort of messy to make. And the flies generally look rather grotesque with the silicone worked into or covering the materials. I have seen a few pretty cool salt water squid patterns that used silicone, though.
This CCG is very easy. I really like the brush-on product. Its just a bit handier to use than the syringes, and I can control how much I use a little better with the brush applicator. I've used quite a bit of the bottle already. It SEEMS like maybe the brush-on stuff is getting a bit thicker...maybe exposure to air when I'm using it is doing that? Or maybe its just a misperception on my part? Its still working fine, I used it last night on those #6 floating minnow patterns above.
Thanks FishnDave, i might have to look for some silicone around here and see what i can come up with. Thinking something with chopped up holo-tinsel mixed in and will keep the 'grotesque' issue in mind. Maybe make some sort of mold.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
Dave, your flies and all the rest that i have seen from around the web look great with the goo. Montana Moose, silicone can be thinned and cleaned up with isopropyl alcohol,just make sure you are using 100% silicone