Thanks for the reply. I try to keep everything very clean I go thru 3 or 4 pair of rubber gloves a day. I do glue the eyes in with a contact glue suitable for wood and plastic. What do you clean the eye area with, I am afraid I would remove paint if I used a solvent. The epoxy I am using is Devcon home with a 30 min working time. I made a small drying box with a turning motor, I am going to put eyes in 2 lures tonite. I will follow your instruction and keep my fingers crossed, it is very frustrating that the last step can ruin hours of work, I will send a pic of my last success, again thanks for your help..... fishingjim