Eye Sores

[taxi91]

Hi all, I have quite a lot of plastic lures I want to put eyes on, my problem is that with my fat clumsy fingers and the stick on eyes, I seem to spend more time peeling the eyes of my fingers than anything else. and really, the eyes don't stick on very well.

I have tried sticking the eyes on and dipping the heads of the lures in clear plastisol and while that does work, it doesn't look that great.

Any advice would be welcome

 

Thanks in advance from Australia

[txmedic033]

I remove the eye by sliding the tip of a #10 scalpel under it and then place it on the lure. Hold the eye in place and pull the scalpel out from under it.

Edited March 6, 2016 by txmedic033

[Basseducer]

If 3D eye are not a must, you can paint them on with the plastic paint from Spike-it.

[Slammingjack]

I use a small flat tip screwdriver aka pocket screwdriver. Kind of bend  the card so you can get under it with the tip of the blade. Put the eye in the eye socket, holding it in place with your thumb of your other hand. Kind of tilt the screwdriver back toward your thumb and pull the screwdriver out from under the eye. Push the eye  into place. I just dip the eyes in clear plastic. Looks better to me if you dip the whole head.

[Painter1]

I also use a small tool but put a dab of Lok-tite Gel Superglue on the plastic 1st.

[archery1]

I use tweezers to take 3d eyes of of the paper .