andyscott Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 hi guys, New to the forum. Does anyone have any advice on doing homemade eyes with solarez uv resin? I once did them successfully by pouring solarez into old pill trays and they were crystal clear. I recently tried again but they are now coming out cloudy and I have no idea why. The only thing that has changed is that it's winter and I'm working in the garage so it's quite a bit colder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Two things come to mind..Yes it could be the temperature..or is it the same Solarez you’ve used in the past?..Is it possible it has gone bad?..Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Moisture/humidity maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyscott Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, Nathan said: Two things come to mind..Yes it could be the temperature..or is it the same Solarez you’ve used in the past?..Is it possible it has gone bad?..Nathan Maybe I’ll put the tin of solarez in boiling water for a while before putting it under the nail lamp. surely not went bad. Only had it 2-3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Be sure it’s mixed well..I don’t know if I would put it in boiling water..Maybe just take it in the house over night to warm..Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 When I found out that Solarez has enough surface tension to make a dome over a hole, I drilled a 1/4" diameter hole, 1/8" deep, in my PVC frogs, painted the inside of the hole with glo paint, and then dripped Solarez into the hole until it had made a raised dome. Then I held it under my nail light box for five minutes, because it was thick, and I wound up with glow in the dark eyes with a convex top, almost like an eyeball. It really looks neat at night, and the fish like it, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 That is sweet Mark..post a picture of it!!..Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Nathan said: That is sweet Mark..post a picture of it!!..Nathan There are some in the gallery. I'll see if I can find them. http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/profile/14932-mark-poulson/content/?type=gallery_image&page=4 This doesn't show the convex top, but it shows the glow. I hope you can see it. I'm obviously not a computer person. Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Those are sweet looking!!..Great job Mark! ..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
