UV resin

[D-nymph]

"I don't make enough money to buy cheap stuff" -someone smart

 

[PennKev]

You pays your money and you takes your chances.

All I can say is that the light I linked was cheap, effective, and has worked for nearly two years without any issue and was superior to a couple of lights I've bought from fly tying specific companies. I bought mine after seeing them used by a friend.

 

[PennKev]

ColdBore wrote:
I tried going the "cheap" route on curing lights, this is what I ended up with. :roll:

It was advertised as using one AA battery. The cavity was the correct length for a single AA (I backed it out to show the incorrect diameter), but the diameter of a CR123 (though too long for one, and too short for two).

In other words, it fit neither one, and was useless.

So did that prevent the light from working? Does your light seem week or fail to cure the resin correctly? Are there any reliability issues?

Similarly to yours, the battery does not fit tightly into the light I currently use (the one I linked), but at the same time I've had no reliability problems and the single AA battery is plenty powerful. Although, mine is slightly different than the one you have based on your picture.

I click the button, the light comes on. Not sure what else it's supposed to do for $13. If it works, what is the concern? I didn't expect NASA engineering for $13 ($6.50 actually since I got two lights in one purchase.)

 

[tomgamber]

just shim the sides 🙂

 

[marcq]

Solarez is the best closest thing to 5 minute epoxy. The bone dry is a great thing to throw on top to get rid of the tack.

 

[dennisl]

I just used UV resin for the first time on a fly and after fishing it the resin is now super cloudy. Is this normal? I'm using Loon UV Thin together with their Bench Light. The resin had definitely hardened before I got the fly wet.

 

[PennKev]

It sounds like the resin is separating from the material it was covering. UV resin adheres poorly to certain materials like swiss straw, scud back etc. It also depends on the brand of UV resin. Loon is my least favorite for that very reason. It flaked off a lot for me. Solarez and Deer Creek both worked considerably better in my experience. Also, they all improved after I tried a new light but I cannot comment on the Loon branded lights so I don't know if that is contributing to your trouble.

 

[dennisl]

I used it to coat a stripped peacock quill. And you are right, a piece of the dried resin came off the back of the body of the fly as I was fishing it.

 

[nfrechet]

apply a light coat of sally hansens hard as nails to any tacky uv resin

standard cure

 

[teedee]

Wipe with alcohol and coat with Sally Hanson’s. Never had a problem, fresh or salt with Tufffleye, CCG, or Loon.

 

[melvinp]

Been tying streamers using sculpin helmet in the mini size and found that those little eyes are a handful to get into place with the way I shake so I’ve just been using colored resins they make a very cool looking eye I did find if you colored the eye socket in with permanent maker the color shows through the epoxy even the colored stuff.