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| Author | Topic: Vlad's Wings |
| Dale |
posted 2/7/02 8:05 PM
Vlad Let me begin by saying your site and flies are *Fantastic* In your site you mention making your wings using hackle and Aquaflex? Is there a similar product out there available in Canada? What is the Aquaflex used for initially? Again *fantastic* sire Vlad Dale Canada |
| vlad |
posted 2/8/02 6:37 PM
Hi Dale Thanks for kind words. As far as i know Aquaflex is also known as Shoe Goo (spelling?). Try to use search engines like Yahoo. |
| Dale |
posted 2/9/02 2:18 PM
Thanks Vlad .... Great Hopper by the way! You are an artist Sir! Love to have one to throw in the wife's bath tub ... :-) |
| Dale |
posted 2/9/02 2:32 PM
Yes it's called Shoe Goo in these parts. Do you use it full strength or dilute it first? Thanks again Vlad |
| vlad |
posted 2/13/02 1:21 PM
Hi Dale Thanks, I also like that hopper. I sent it to Mustad Flytying competition and unfortunately it was destroyed somewhere in transit. I have never used Shoe Goo (I use Aquaflex). If my remember still services me correctly, I heard, that it has to be diluted by water on a half. |
| Goop Man |
posted 11/8/02 9:52 PM
Shoe Goo is available at Wal Mart Canada in the Paint Dept. |
| colorobby |
posted 2/11/03 10:06 AM
Shoe Goo is advertised on the web at several skateboard sites. So check the hobby and sport stores for it also. |
| Brian Insole |
posted 11/13/03 12:17 AM
Could somebody please give me Vlads web site address. Thank you in advance Brian aka trouty |
| Paul M. |
posted 6/3/04 6:26 PM
I think Shoe Goo has to be diluted. I just purchased a book by Art Sheck (?) and he recommends making a wonderful flexible head cement by mixing Shoe Goo and tolulene. I tried to follow his recipe, but my hardware store only had lacquer thinner (which contains tolulene and other petro chemicals). The end product didn't work as well as the author described, but I bet if you could fine tolulene you could make a wonderful flexible product -- otherwise I would probably recommend using Flexi-ment, Zap-A-Gap or one of the other commercially available, silicone-based fly tying products. Good luck. |
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