Anyone take a few months off from tying and come back to an empty bottle of head cement? Apparently this stuff evaporates. What are the tricks to avoid this?
Disappearing Head Cement
Anyone take a few months off from tying and come back to an empty bottle of head cement? Apparently this stuff evaporates. What are the tricks to avoid this?
Make sure the cap is screwed on tight. Check the seal and use a very thin coat of Vaseline. That should help fill the voids to keep an air tight seal. You can also place a marble in the jar to remove as much air space as possible. Air is the enemy. You can also place the head cement on a zip lock bag and remove as much air as possible before zipping close.
Last edited by TyroneFly; 01-08-2012 at 12:51 AM. Reason: correction
Trout don't speak Latin.
I turn my bottle of thinned Sally Hansens upside down (making sure the cap's on tight!); seems to work.
Regards,
Scott
Put a rubber band on the bottle to make the cap as air tight as possible, otherwise bag it.
Add thinner
This has worked for me. Just remember to put the cap back on. Also has a built in "bodkin" of sorts: http://www.basspro.com/Fly-Head-Ceme...SELL_THUMBNAIL
Last edited by Big Bad Wulff; 01-09-2012 at 01:16 PM.
Good fishing technique trumps all.....wish I had it.
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