Adding Eyes to a finished plug?

Started by Striper66, March 11, 2013, 06:16:38 PM

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Striper66

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.

Salty

zap a gap works as does 5 or 30 minute epoxy
Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way....Alan Watts

Striper66

Which would you recomend? Fly cement???

Salty

I would use 30 minute epoxy. Would not recommend fly cement. Too thin.
Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way....Alan Watts

handyman

well striper66.......if the plug is already finished and u drilled out for the eyes then like salty sez epoxy them in.
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Striper66

The plug is finished. My dilema.


handyman

Born to fish forced to work
time spent fishing is time well spent

handyman

nice squid color if i say so my self
Born to fish forced to work
time spent fishing is time well spent

Striper66

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

handyman

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
Born to fish forced to work
time spent fishing is time well spent

Striper66

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?

Salty

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.

:)
Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way....Alan Watts

Salty

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.
Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way....Alan Watts

Striper66

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

Salty

use flat eyes and be done with it

Cast out and yell THAR SHE BLOWS :)
Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way....Alan Watts