That's correct. What I used to do when painting heads was to use head cement first, to soak into the thread, then use the paint on top of the cement. Since the cement had already dried, it tended to keep the paint from soaking back into the feathers.
Mark
At 09:21 AM 12/17/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Be careful painting them.... it can bleed up unto the feather materials. If you get too close they will soak it up like a sponge. I haven't found this necessary if you do a neat head wrap before you varnish with the proper product. I have suspected this method on some of the salmon flies I've seen. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Wendt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:04 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Finished fly head> Doug, > > In some cases, a paint or fingernail polish is used. Salmon flies > in particular tend to have some really nicely done heads, which are then > painted with a black, red, or other kind of paint that builds up. You > could do the same thing with head cement, you just have to apply more coats > than one. It'll eventually build up to a shiny surface. > > Mark > > > At 07:50 AM 12/17/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >I have noticed from pattern books, that some flies, mostly wet ones, have > >such neat and glossy heads on them. The heads are no bigger than normal, > >but they are so smooth and glossy. I suspect that epoxy has been applied. > >Is that for photographic purposes only? Let's say the tier is tying 25 > >flies. Does that mean that all flies are tied THEN the epoxy is > >added? Or is there some sort of head cement that I am missing out > >on? The cement I use penetrates really well, locks the thread down tight > >- but does not achieve that glossy look. > >Any insights to this? > >Doug > >
