Ice Dub And Head Cement

[Guest bigbadbrent]

Noticed the other day while tying evil weevils that my head cement was reacting with the peacock ice dub i was using. Added the cement, looked back at one of my flies (thankfully only put cement on one at the time) and the ice dub around the head had turned a blue-gray color, and actually kinda melted into my hands..

 

this happen often?

[Guest bigbadbrent]

rethought it, might be a reaction with the tungsten bead and hump i was using, as thats the only time i've seen it happen..wierd

[Flytyer]

Is it really necessary to add the head cement? I don't think it's needed on this type of fly. I mostly use cement or nail hardener to reinforce wingcases made of feather fibres

[Guest bigbadbrent]

understandable..i rarely use cement..but putting that much tungsten on a single fly, makes it worth the drop of cement...

 

wierd reaction

[SilverDoctor]

understandable..i rarely use cement..but putting that much tungsten on a single fly, makes it worth the drop of cement...

 

wierd reaction

Try just putting a bit of cement on the thread, about 4 turns worth then whip. works great.

[Bugchucker]

Try a drop of super glue (ZAP) on the thread not the fly (just a tiny bit) when you whip. It ain't coming apart.

[Brunsie]

Kind of off topic, but....

I tied some chronnie's using acetate floss and Peacock Ice Dub instead of herl.

When I dipped the flies in acetone, the ice dub turned very brittle. When i rolled it between my fingers it crumbled and fell off.

I've had this happen occasionally with head cement as well.

BK