What are you using for Head Cement

[smoothlures]

I use Troutsman's Enterprises All Purpose Head Cement...no smell, no fuss. Great stuff.

[Crappiehappy]

I use loons, I tye in my basement and there is no smell to go upstairs to the family.

I use Troutsman's Enterprises All Purpose Head Cement...no smell, no fuss. Great stuff.

Thanks for the info guys!

[skiptomylu]

I can't believe so many still buy them little bottles of head cement. Can you imagine how many little bottles I am going to get out of a Qt. of high gloss lacquer and a can of my MEK thinner? Life time worth.

Skip

[johnt_ms]

I can't believe I am buying little bottles of head cemrnt but I am and I use Sally Hansons Very easy to use dries quick seems to work good for me!!!

[DanAKAL]

Haven't tied any jigs yet. For flies I like Loon Water Base cement. Does the "Hard As Nails" build up on the threads and then dry as a heavy build up? One of the things I like about Loon, or any other fly tying cement, is that it readily soaks into the threads without a lot of build up when it dries.

Dan

[snake River]

I can't believe so many still buy them little bottles of head cement. Can you imagine how many little bottles I am going to get out of a Qt. of high gloss lacquer and a can of my MEK thinner? Life time worth.

Skip

I use the same as skip we have been used in lacquer for many years,.

[smoothlures]

Haven't tied any jigs yet. For flies I like Loon Water Base cement. Does the "Hard As Nails" build up on the threads and then dry as a heavy build up? One of the things I like about Loon, or any other fly tying cement, is that it readily soaks into the threads without a lot of build up when it dries.

Dan

The Hard as Nails I've seen just dies on top, as seen when you cut the top layer of thread off.

[DanAKAL]

The Hard as Nails I've seen just dies on top, as seen when you cut the top layer of thread off.

Thanks. Thats kinda what I was expecting. I'll probably stick with Loon for now.

[skiptomylu]

Thanks. Thats kinda what I was expecting. I'll probably stick with Loon for now.

One thing I can tell you is on your flies if you have a black head there are lots of guys using Sally's Black Extreme Wear and is very good for that. Conversations over of FAOL (fly tying board) where guys ask about Black, it was pretty amazing how many use this one. After all fingernail polish is nothing more than Lacquer, LOL!

Skip

[snake River]

One thing I can tell you is on your flies if you have a black head there are lots of guys using Sally's Black Extreme Wear and is very good for that. Conversations over of FAOL (fly tying board) where guys ask about Black, it was pretty amazing how many use this one. After all fingernail polish is nothing more than Lacquer, LOL!

Skip

my brother uses fingernail polish to paint his jig heads . It's pretty inexpensive if you buy it at the dollar store and you definitely have a rainbow to pick from. I do not use anything or no polish myself but from what I seen it works pretty good. Well really I cannot say I have used florescent green ensemble, my jigs. Mostly to paint thread like you would use had cement.