Okay, Jerry. . . You've got my curiosity up! Why ". . .with Nylon?" Does it make any difference? Or is that the ONLY way you can buy the clear stuff? Thanks, Doug
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Goldsmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:13 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Finished fly head > Listers, > > > > > Deb, > > > > 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 > > > > > Deb hit the nail on the head - finger nail that is. > > > > Sally Hansen's "Hard As Nails" finger nail polish. > > > > Allan > > > Let me add my two cents and this thread will be worth about nickel :-) > I am generally tying Saltwater Flies so your mileage might vary, but I have > not found > a head cement that penetrates as well as Dave's Flexament. What is really > amazing > about this stuff is if you tie a fly with it and then want to reclaim the > hook for > some reason, you cannot just untie and pull the material off. You have CUT > the > material off with A RAZOR. It penetrates that deep and that well. > > Secondly, SALLY HANSEN'S "Hard as Nails" is definitely the best shiny finish > you can use !! BUT be sure you get the Hard as Nails WITH NYLON !! It is > on > the label just below "hard as Nails" very prominent. you cannot miss it. > Unless I need a large build up on the head or body, I seldom use epoxy on my > heads any more. In fact. in the tropical heat, hard as nails out performs > epoxy. > > First coat is a good shot of flexament, second is coat is Sally > > > JG > > > Jerry Goldsmith > Altamonte Springs, Fl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >
