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Title: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 11, 2013, 06:16:38 PM

I'm sure some of you have seen the Squid/Sperm plug. I want to add eyes to it. 1/2 molded ones.
What would be the best adhesive/glue? Thinking of Zap a Gap.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 11, 2013, 06:23:13 PM

zap a gap works as does 5 or 30 minute epoxy

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 11, 2013, 06:53:09 PM

Which would you recomend? Fly cement???

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 11, 2013, 07:46:45 PM

I would use 30 minute epoxy. Would not recommend fly cement. Too thin.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: handyman on March 11, 2013, 07:51:55 PM

well striper66.......if the plug is already finished and u drilled out for the eyes then like salty sez epoxy them in.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 11, 2013, 07:55:23 PM

The plug is finished. My dilema.

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Post by: handyman on March 11, 2013, 07:57:08 PM

nice sperm color

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Post by: handyman on March 11, 2013, 07:59:04 PM

nice squid color if i say so my self

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 11, 2013, 08:20:42 PM

Best way to add 1/2 inch eyes without messing it up?

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: handyman on March 11, 2013, 09:03:40 PM

well use a sharp fostner bit in a drill press with a jig to hold the plug and go slow as not to ruine the paint........but remove the hooks for safety u dont want a hook in your arm or finger........or use 1/2 inch sticky eyes and e-tex the whole plug useing a spinner and remove the hooks as well.........i think that was your question

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 11, 2013, 09:13:21 PM

I am not a plug builder. At all. I have this plug and would like to add the eyes to it. Is there away to just glue/epoxy the eyes on?

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 12, 2013, 05:46:39 AM

what he said.

As a sperm painter that thing looks hideous. Looks like it's been rolling around for 6 days in lilo's thing and it looks like it got run over by a mack truck :D

As a squid painter however I'd say you aced it.

:)

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 12, 2013, 05:47:33 AM

use flat eyes with epoxy. Your going to ruin the paint. Next time you want to do all your drilling BEFORE you paint or finish.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 12, 2013, 03:48:04 PM

I didn't paint it A friend in Maine did.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 12, 2013, 04:43:46 PM

use flat eyes and be done with it

Cast out and yell THAR SHE BLOWS :)

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 12, 2013, 05:34:01 PM

I just ordered molded eyes from you. Bummer. I'll see what I can do.

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Post by: handyman on March 12, 2013, 09:01:48 PM

well your friend must be an arteest.........nice squid color

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Post by: Striper66 on March 13, 2013, 06:01:34 PM

Thanks. I thought he did a great job. I screwed up with not getting the eyes on it.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: handyman on March 13, 2013, 08:42:39 PM

no biggie...next time........blue fish dont care about eyes anyway

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 14, 2013, 04:45:14 PM

Received eyes today. They have their adhesive and seem pliable. Now i just need to get some glue/epoxy.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 14, 2013, 06:18:20 PM

Zap-a-Gap. With luck.
Here's the pic. Thanks.

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: handyman on March 14, 2013, 09:40:46 PM

hey the thing dont look bad after all................i think your hooked.......your on your way to plug building.....wont be long

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 15, 2013, 06:17:52 AM

Kinda looks like a cartoon character on saturday tv

crossed with a sperm

:D

LOL I can't help it every time I see that thing it looks like a giant sperm :)

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 15, 2013, 06:18:09 AM

Lets see a bass on it now

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Post by: johnny ducketts on March 16, 2013, 08:09:44 AM

Or a really dirty girl 😱

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 16, 2013, 09:19:43 AM

I'm in

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Post by: handyman on March 16, 2013, 01:24:54 PM

lol

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Post by: dafrods on March 25, 2013, 11:59:31 PM

love to see it in action

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 26, 2013, 05:57:06 AM

swimming sperms (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kM_kRPrcrk#)

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 26, 2013, 05:57:18 AM

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Post by: Striper66 on March 26, 2013, 02:37:15 PM

You just can't let it go. :)

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Salty on March 26, 2013, 04:01:07 PM

hahahahaha!

Title: Re: Adding Eyes to a finished plug?
Post by: Striper66 on March 26, 2013, 04:28:13 PM

This could be the season for me. Might be the record breakers dream. ;)

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