Sally Hansen uv topcoat

[ScottP]

Anyone ever use this? I'm looking for alternatives to building up glossy heads on streamers (currently using multiple coats of Hard as Nails) and this looks interesting.

3 coats of SHHAN (probably one more to go)



Regards,
Scott

[RHenn]

Do you mean putting SHHAN over the a UV base? If so, I put it over the UV stuff when I use it so it isn't sticky. Anyway, the fly looks great!!

[ronnie_mckee]

Nice build up and looks good. Seems to be the same price as the SHHAN so the UV topcoat should last longer, although I never had any problems with the hard as nails neither. Do you think the UV will coat the thread with less coats.

Ronnie

[ScottP]

Do you mean putting SHHAN over the a UV base? If so, I put it over the UV stuff when I use it so it isn't sticky.

I guess if the UV stuff was still tacky I'd either coat it with Sally or try wiping with de-natured alcohol.

Do you think the UV will coat the thread with less coats.

Ronnie

Ronnie,

That's what I was hoping for. Not that I'm going to save that much time since I'm just playing around with streamers and won't be going into mass-production.

Thanks for the suggestions folks.

Regards,
Scott

[Jayatwork]

Googling "sally Hansen UV top coat" I found a product that appears to be part of a french manicure kit. Is that the product you are curious about? I'm not sure but it looks like it may be a UV resistant coating rather than a UV cured product.

[whatfly]

As Jayatwork points out, it is just another nail product. I cheat and make my heads with black acrylic (model) paint and 5 minute epoxy. Quick, no fuss, and indistinguishable from the laboriously coated heads of the more patient, at least to my eye. YMMV.