mikefishnfl Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 What do you guys use to secure your eyes to the lure body? I've used super glue, and thought about trying CA glue for model aircrafts. Im having a little trouble with them coming off at times. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Mike, When I use stick-on eyes on spinnerbaits wheather flat or 3D I always paint over them with D2T. Works great for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikefishnfl Posted July 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 Does the D2T work over powderpaint? I powder paint all my spinnerbaits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsully18 Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 D2T works well over powder paint. I have also used Rod Bond from U-40 to glue eyes on. This stuff is best bonding epoxy I have found. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkin Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Put a drop of clear nail polish over the eye to where you see it cover the eye and eyesocket. Devcon works but it is a lot quicker and easier to use the nail polish. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikefishnfl Posted July 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Hey guys, just a heads up for what I found that is working great for me now. CA glue. CA Glue is a super glue that is used in building model aircrafts. I found an old bottle of it that was dried up but I remembered how incredibly strong it is. It comes in three curing speeds, fast medium an slow. The trick is to keep from getting glue on the top half of the eye as it will haze over. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY! Hope this helps some of you somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeves Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I also use the clear nail polish method. It is fast, less messy, cheap and best of all, it works. The super glue sounds a bit risky to me, as I would have little 3-D eyes stuck to all my fingers before I was done, those things are hard enough to work with and to add something like super glue to the equation only spells disaster for me. Give the nail polish a try, you won't be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikefishnfl Posted July 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 George I think i will give it a shot but it's not as hard as you think to use the glue. The method I use to attach the eyes is a double sided piece of tape, applied to the bottom of an old pin. Then i picke the eye up with it, attach a dab of glue, and then pin point my placement. The glue grabs the eye, and pulls right off the tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 SLICK! Zbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxedStringer Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 On 7/11/2008 at 2:24 PM, mikefishnfl said: What do you guys use to secure your eyes to the lure body? I've used super glue, and thought about trying CA glue for model aircrafts. Im having a little trouble with them coming off at times. Any help would be appreciated. I've been using Gorilla Super Glue Gel and it works very well for me, but I use enamels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Super glue is just a variant of CA (cyanoacrylate) glue. It works OK. I prefer to buy the good WTP eyes most of the time. The sticky back holds well. Then I coat over the top with D2T or AlumiUV. The D2T is great just takes 24 hours to cure. The AlumiUV is good also but needs at least a couple of hours in my UV curing box to set it. Neither one has failed me yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 Cheap clear nail polish works great. I hand paint spinner baits with Createx, super glue the eyes on, and then coat the entire head with nail polish. I haven't had a paint failure or an eye come off in the 10+ years I've been doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
