Bamboozle, Loon is a water based cement and can be thinned with tap water. Just trying to answer your other question with accuracy.:D
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Bamboozle, Loon is a water based cement and can be thinned with tap water. Just trying to answer your other question with accuracy.:D
Steve,
I have a tendency to leave the cap off periodically when I'm tying or when something else catches my attention. Evaporation results. I can't blame the manufacturer for this one. 8T :)
I have been using the Loon water based cement this winter. An incident with a bottle of solvent based cement in my lap got me looking for something I could clean up without destroying my liver (or other body parts). I'm not sure I like it, though I haven't had a chance to really fish the new flies yet.
Larry
I'm also a Loon advocate. It might be a little off your original question, but the water based feature is great.
I left the top of a bottle off over night and it turned to jelly. After diluting with water as instructed, it was as good as new. Seems to hold up well on the fly from my experience.
Thanks everyone for the responses!!
I am having a head cement issue related to another product and if I ever figure it out I'll post the result and save you all a bit of aggravation.
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I'll just toss this in for what it's worth...
I use a number of things and one that so far I am quite pleased with is "Wet & Wild" ..."Clear Nail Protector"....picked it up one time when no Sally Hansen's was available [imagine that] ...and the price is similar..maybe even less.....anyway I like it....it's thickened up [can be cut with acetone]...but in it's present viscosity it handles well comes of the wire real well and does not run....in fact it handles very much like epoxy and dries hard and clear.....
I buy half pints of DH-66 vinyl cement and a jug of thinner, and make my own. Sometimes I need super-runny cement so it penetrates the fly, other times I want it thicker so I can slather in on a wingcase - so I make one bottle of each.
You can get a pint of the stuff for about $5.00, and the thinner is about the same. Truckers use it to repair tarps, it's also common for boat use to repair awnings, you may find it in your hardware store.
Clear Fly Tying Head Cement
by: Rumpf
SKU: OF-900065-0000
Product Overview:
"The finest quality head cement available. It dries quickly and gives a hard, glossy head on your flies, bass bugs, painted jig heads, etc. 1 oz. bottle."
....I just started using RUMPF and so far like it a lot....$2.45 a bottle!