Top coat after painting eyes

[g3yamaha]

I read in posts that most of you are using Sally Hansens hard as nails for your top coat after painting the eyes. I believe Skip mentioned he was using a clear vinyl on the florescent yellow and chartreuse because the Sallys changed the color. I'm still new at this so this is probably a dumb question. Has anyone used a clear acrylic for your top coat or is it too soft and won't hold up? I top coated a few last night with the clear acrylic andthey look really good today.
Thanks for the advice!

[Fatman]

Probably won't make a difference if your tying them but With plastics I think you're headed for a mess.

I use a two part epoxy from Component Systems but they have a new one part Epoxy they say is just as good, I'm getting ready to order it.

[razoredge]

I have been using seal-coat lure and jig finish by componet systems and have been happy with the results. I just brush all over head and eyes when done with small paint brush.

[shipahoy41]

I still use Hard as Nails.

[Johnsfishin]

I use 2 coats of hard as nails

[redear]

I use clear vinyl. the seal coat is a little milky and shows up bad on a darker color, tho great on chartruese and white. hard as nails dulls the chartruese paint like skip said, but it has it's place in alot of applications.

[crappiedoc]

I use clear vinyl. the seal coat is a little milky and shows up bad on a darker color, tho great on chartruese and white. hard as nails dulls the chartruese paint like skip said, but it has it's place in alot of applications.

I'll agree, the Seal Coat also "separates" or breaks down with time, giving jigheads the appearance of being dusted with cornstarch, which is it's base component.

[Fatman]

So better to stick with their two part epoxy?? Never had a problem with that.

[skiptomylu]

I read in posts that most of you are using Sally Hansens hard as nails for your top coat after painting the eyes. I believe Skip mentioned he was using a clear vinyl on the florescent yellow and chartreuse because the Sallys changed the color. I'm still new at this so this is probably a dumb question. Has anyone used a clear acrylic for your top coat or is it too soft and won't hold up? I top coated a few last night with the clear acrylic andthey look really good today.
Thanks for the advice!

That is what I do and why I change for these two colors. I would do them all in Clear Vinyl, but it's a slow dry. Fatman like epoxy and am sure it's great, but again the slow dry and if it's a thick coat you have to use a turning wheel to keep it even. Maybe Fatman has a way that you could just hang them, but I am not in the know enough about the epoxy except when I use it on Popper heads and something else and have to use the very slow turning wheel for what I do with it on flies.

Fatman how about telling me and anyone else that doesn't know what you do exactly? Do you just hang them when coated or does your way include a turning wheel?

[Fatman]

Skip

For any stick on eyes or jigs I paint with testor's paint - I mix equal Parts of A/B and use a brush to apply a light coat. My drying rack is a piece of styrofoam packing material that I stick the hooks into when I'm done, right now I'm looking for a new piece as my wife threw the other one away. After I hang them and while doing more if I see any that I got too much on I use the brush to wipe it off. Been doing this for years and no problems. Yeah it does take a few days to dry but it's worth it, it makes a nice hard finish and stands up to any plastics you would want to use.

Lately been doing a lot of powder painting, and I'm gonna try some double colors and see if I can do it.