I've been tying a bunch this winter/spring. Love using Hard As Hull head cement or Helly Hanson nail polish. By the time I get to the second half of the bottle, It has thicken up to be too hard to use. I'm really not too cheap to buy another bottle, I just hate waste. Any experienced tyers have a thinner they have used with success? I'm careful to close the cap between uses but still gets thick. Thank you.
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https://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/fly-fishing-how-to-s/371599-head-cement-thinner.html?highlight=Nail+polish+thinner
Perfect! Answered my questions. Thanks!
You can thin nail polish with acetone...do it a drop at a time to avoid getting it too thin.
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You can, but nail polish thinner as recommended in the link provided above is the correct tool for the job.Originally Posted by Jeff Hahn
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Bondic is great. It never hardens until you hit with the UV light. No thinner necessary. Very hard and smooth.
I have Solarez in the thin, thick, and flex. Have used clear cure UV also. Is Bondic like that stuff. Looked at it on the ads but couldn't tell. The UV resins are great. I use them for shaping heads and sealing over eyes.
That will certainly work, as the primary ingredient is acetone.
"The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamored with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it…He seems to imagine that he can arrange the different members of a great society with as much ease as the hand arranges the different pieces upon a chessboard.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Yes, Bondic is clear cure UV in a tube with the light at the end of it. The one I have is already 4 years old and still working great.
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