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    Default Coloring Sally Hansens

    For any of you that might be interested. You can color Sally Hansens easily with a permanent marker. Get a marker(cheap if you wish) in the color desired and take apart and put ink in bottle or the foam that is holding it.
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    Good tip Kahuna, But I like to whip finish the head with the right colour thread and that way you need only Clear Sally Hansens.

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    You can use the colored Hansen for Coating white feathers. ie; the wing on the FOTW 1998 Green Leaf Hopper with you have to coat anyway.

    Kahuna

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    Kahuna,
    There are so many incredible colors of nail polish on the market now ... black, purple, the old stand by red, and a honken' bunch with glitter built in ... put a coat of one of them on, then pop on the SH! Heads, wingcasings, wings ... you can have the fanciest colored flybox around!
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    Yep you can do that also. But with the Sally Hansens and permanent marker you can make it as light or dark as you want. I like the transluscent effect. But colored nail polsh I like to use also.
    Thanks!

    Kahuna

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    Hi Kahuna,

    Great idea! Thanks for the tip. 8T

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