Head cement Vs Nail Polish
Mario de Sales
Hello fellow fly fisher folk.......
Can anyone advise whether nail polish/varnish makes for suitable head cement.
My local tackle shop sells head cement for five times the price of a
bottle of nail varnish (AND nail varnish comes in so many colours - five
colours for the cost of one bottle of head cement).
Is there a strength difference?
Any and all opinions welcome................. cheers.......
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Robert G. Weinberger
For some years now I have been using Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails
brand fingernail polish in place of standard head cement, and find
it to be superior to any head cement I have used. For best results
I keep it thinned to the consistency I prefer with Acetone. Most
standard fingernail polishes, however do not work very well as head
cement substitute as they do not seem to form a good seal with the
thread.
Bob Weinberger - La Grande,OR
john_cloyd
I use Sally's on my epoxy flies, but for general tying use I prefer superglue to
head cement. Are fingernail polishes water resistent ?
mir...@nwrain.com
> ro...@opera.iinet.net.au (Mario de Sales) writes:
> Hello fellow fly fisher folk.......
>
> Can anyone advise whether nail polish/varnish makes for suitable head cement.
>
> My local tackle shop sells head cement for five times the price of a
> bottle of nail varnish (AND nail varnish comes in so many colours - five
> colours for the cost of one bottle of head cement).
so I can't recommend to use one or not. Definetely more expensive though!
M. Rogers
Roger Brunelle
On Wed, 5 Jun 1996 20:09:39 GMT, john cloyd wrote:
>I use Sally's on my epoxy flies, but for general tying use I prefer superglue to
>head cement. Are fingernail polishes water resistent ?
Fingernail polish is water resistent. Unfortunately, superglue is not.
I've found though that it certainly will hold long enough to allow me
to lose the fly.
Roger Brunelle
Ottawa, Canada
E-mail: rbr...@uottawa.ca
cf...@epix.net
ro...@opera.iinet.net.au (Mario de Sales) wrote:
>Hello fellow fly fisher folk.......
>Can anyone advise whether nail polish/varnish makes for suitable head cement.
>My local tackle shop sells head cement for five times the price of a
>bottle of nail varnish (AND nail varnish comes in so many colours - five
>colours for the cost of one bottle of head cement).
>Is there a strength difference?
>Any and all opinions welcome................. cheers.......
>--
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> ro...@opera.iinet.net.au | "The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
> Mario de Sales | Pro patria mori". Wilfred Owen
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I have always used nail polish, and never had any problems. I use
different colors to identify various weights of nymphs.
Larry Kinder
I just recently discovered the ORVIS Store in Houston (about 3 hrs away).
Until then I had to tie with whatever I could find and the first thing I
found was nail polish. It's been working for years and I always lose the
fly before it comes apart. Maybe I should work more on my casting.
Regards,
LKinder
KilchsGray
In article <4petkm$1n...@useneta1.news.prodigy.com>, DML...@prodigy.com
(Larry Kinder) writes:
>Until then I had to tie with whatever I could find and the first thing I
>found was nail polish.
Several years ago, I tried Gudebrod rod varnish when I left the
flexament open and ruined it, and stuck with it. It doesn't stink, cleans
up with water, and works fine. My flies stopped falling apart (mostly)
when I got better at finishing the heads. The cement may not be that
important. Some pretty good tyers, including Art Flick and James
Leisenring, didn't use it. -- Roger Wiggin
Mark & Joan Stults
Robert G. Weinberger wrote:
>
> For some years now I have been using Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails
> brand fingernail polish in place of standard head cement, and find
> it to be superior to any head cement I have used. For best results
> I keep it thinned to the consistency I prefer with Acetone. Most
> standard fingernail polishes, however do not work very well as head
> cement substitute as they do not seem to form a good seal with the
> thread.
> Bob Weinberger - La Grande,OR
another good use for Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails is to coat your
beadheads. the brush makes it real easy and it keeps the beads from
getting dull.
mark
Dennis DiAugustine
In article <4pfcto$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
I never had a problem using nail polish. I used it as a lacquer for wing
cases. As far as head cement. as long as you use a good wip finish, who
needs any cement ????
Dennis DiAugustine
den...@RedRose.Net
Gene Trump
I've tried many different head cements and I always go back to Hard as
Nails. Another "non fly shop" product I use from time to time is called
"Dritz Fray Check". You can buy it at fabric stores. They sell to keep
fabric hems and seams from fraying -- also works for tying thread.
Gene
flytier1
In article <31b6fea4...@mercury.cc.uottawa.ca>, rbr...@uottawa.ca
(Roger Brunelle) wrote:
Hey Roger,
What are you talking about? According to you all my flies fall apart
(they donšt!!) and also my leaders detach from my fly lines (they
donšt!!). The only downside to using superglue is that you must use it
sparingly. Also it can chemically interact with dyes and discolor
material. I rarely use any head cement at all. Super glue is great.
Roger Brunelle
On Sat, 15 Jun 1996 14:34:20 -0700, flyt...@teleport.com (flytier1)
wrote:
>Hey Roger,
> What are you talking about? According to you all my flies fall apart
>(they donšt!!) and also my leaders detach from my fly lines (they
>donšt!!). The only downside to using superglue is that you must use it
>sparingly. Also it can chemically interact with dyes and discolor
>material. I rarely use any head cement at all. Super glue is great.
Hey flytier1,
Perhaps you should re-read my post... No implication that your flies
fall apart or that your leader detaches. The fact is that superglue is
not water resistant. The other fact is that the fly will certainly
last long enough for me, get it, "me" to lose the fly. Simply my way
of saying that I've never seen one come apart.
I've used superglue for years and you're right, it must be used
sparingly.
So... no slur intended to either your flies or your leaders. The guy
asked a question, I gave an answer.
DLowe21757
Watch the superglue! Last month I decided to tie one more Wooly Bugger
before picking up my daughter at school. I had to go meet her with a #8
Brown Bugger cemented between my left thumb and index finger, trying the
whole time to look nonchalant in front of the mothers there to pick up
their kids, difficult driving with also. D.Lowe
Moireasdac
it works every time, I build models of sailing ships and often manage to
glue the rigging to my fingers. I use nail polish on my flies though works
better for me.
Kirk
daddy...@gmail.com
It's Awesome.