I recently lost 2 more jars of Dave's Flexament, due to age and hardening. There was a discussion here recently that went into detail about which solvents worked with various cements, and which didn't. Unfortunately, I already deleted all those messages from my inbox.
A couple of nights ago, we were down in La Plata, and I stopped in the True-Value. They didn't have Tolulene, so I bought a quart of Xylol. The next morning, I transferred a working amount from the quart can to a 4 oz bottle with an eye-dropper cap. Then I mixed about 1/2 oz of Shoe Goo (red tube) with approx. 1 oz of the Xylol, and mixed thoroughly. After tweaking a bit, I now have a generous amount of 'Shoe Goo Cement', about the consistency of Flex-a-ment. However, it is not clear, as I had expected; rather, it has a 'milky' color. I'm afraid to use it until I know for sure that it will dry crystal clear. Has anyone who has ever tried this had any problems not drying clear?? I also filled the bottle of fairly new, but dried up Flex-a-ment with Xylol, and by the next morning, it was good as new. I haven't used any of it yet, but it sure looks just like new. So, the goo9d news is that I can (hopefully!) reclaim some of my investment in 3 bottles of flex-a-ment. Yippee! Now the bad news; the smell. I had read all the warnings about using only in a well ventilated area. So to the kitchen I went. I opened the windows, turned on the stove exhaust fan, and pointed a box fan into the kitchen. then began mixing the Xylol with the two concentrated cements. When finished, I wiped the sink, where a little bit dripped from the can when pouring into the bottle, with paper towels, Then placed the towels in the kitchen trash, which has a foot- pedal opening top to it. Several hours later, when my wife got home from school, she asked me to open all of the windows of the house - the odor was that bad! So the next question is - how many brain cells did I extinguish with this little escapade? I was totally oblivious to the smell in the house, and breathed it in for 4-1/2 to 5 hours. I suspect that my mistake was in NOT disposing of the paper towels properly OUTSIDE . . . That's my story and I'm . . . Y'all have a nice weekend. Wayne: see ya at 0900. p.s., Great Feathers [ http://greatfeathers.com/fly-tying-fishing-feathers.aspx ] has snipe in stock as of yesterday. Cheers, Bob Hendry Southern Maryland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
