Help! :-) Gink Substitute?

[BlueDun]

Just as I am rushing out the door to drive to my mother's for the weekend, where I hope to get in at least an hour or so with my 3 wt on the little spring creek near her house, I realized that I must have dropped my last bottle of Gink on some stream somewhere. I don't have time to stop at a shop to get more. Is there some common household item that I can use as a substitute?

Thanks!

[rainbowchaser]

try your local pharmacy for a makeup remover caled albolene(SP?)l. It's supposed to be chemically the same as gink.

[wizard]

The oil from the skin especially around the face will float a fly in a pinch.

[pafisherman]

I second the Albolene...works great and inexpensive

[Eight Thumbs]

Now I have to go into the cosmetic counter at my local store and buy not only Sally Hansen Hard as Nails and Albolene as well. I don't think the store clerk is going to buy my story that it's all for fly fishing. 8T

[Lew]

Does this mean that I can now remove my makeup with Gink??

[Gemrod]

Go into Wal-Mart, or Ace, or Home Depot and get a can of "Silicone Water-Guard"
Spray it into a small container and soak and dry your flies......haven't tried it streamside to see how quick you could apply it and the fly dry and work. Nice thing for me to try out.

You could spray it into a small leak proof container and have the liquid to carry along....or soak the flies and hag out to dry the night before.

Has an Orange Cap or lid in a spray can. Heavy duty water repellent listed for suede, leather, nylon, cotton, canvas, and all other fabrics. Top of cap says Scores 100 with single application. Highest performance possible. Just trying to describe the spray can so you get the right stuff if you choose it.


Just an fyi suggestion. Probably million other things...Scotch Guard.....

[Eric-WD]

Now I have to go into the cosmetic counter at my local store and buy not only Sally Hansen Hard as Nails and Albolene as well. I don't think the store clerk is going to buy my story that it's all for fly fishing. 8T

While your there pick up the sallys in black and red, a set of toe nail clippers for tying, a set of finger nail clippers for tippet( your old ones are probably dull) some hair ties to put on your tippet spools to keep them from unrolling, some finger nail files form forming dremel bugs and sharpening hooks

did I forget anything?

Might as well get the dirty looks over at once. and keep telling yourself at least its not the lingerie department.


Eric

[fishbum]

Alboline is also good for the fly line.

fishbum

[jimswanson]

If you have time to stop at a Walmart for the other stuff, they carry fly floatant there, too.

Jim