sidewinder Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I have poured several hundred swim baits the past several months and have noticed some of the older ones the eyes are coming apart. The eyes are WTP from Barlows. I added some super glue to each eye to make sure they stayed put. The swim baits had no oil added to them in the worm boxes. Do you think there is some kind chemical reaction to the super glue? Any help would be welcome. sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassnRandy Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Plastic is petrolium based. Any petroleum base will eat at glue after a while. The only things that don't seem to be affected as much are your hard plastics. But look what a rubber worm will do to a cheap tackle box or the finish on a crankbait. It's the nature of the beast. Have you thought a bout using the hour glass shaped eyes used by fly tyers. There might be some way to insert or mold them into the plastic so they are held by leverage rather than glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 2 things that work better than super glue. PVC cement and the paint they use to paint swimbaits with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbah rubbah Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I had this problem and switched to the white doll eyes with the rattling pupil- they work great. its not the glue you use, its the glue Witchcraft uses... it just falls apart after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
