Head cement, Zap?

[EZrider]

What do you guys like to use for tieing? The Zap seems more easy to use but maybe i need to thin he head cement.

[Illinoisgiller]

Fleximent seems to be a popular one.
I got a recipie from, I think, this forum. a 50-50 mix of Shoe Goo and toluene(sp), then thin as needed.
One tube of Shoe Goo and a qt. of toluene will make enough product for one to three lifetimes. lol mike

[backtocrappie]

Orvis fly head cement.

[skiptomylu]

Lots of people use Sally Henson's Hard as Nails, but I either use the head cement in the little jars with the black & white label thinned or now I have a Qt. of good Super Clear High Gloss Lacquer and thin it with MEK. Not cheap at the buy, but over time it will cost very little as it will last me probably the rest of my tying life. It is also more clear than head cement that is sold as head cement. Seems to me the head cement turns before I can use the entire bottle, but so far this stuff I am using now is much more clear.

If you are going to buy head cement I would get the cheap stuff in the little bottles with the black & white label. It needs less thinning, but still get the thinner as all of it will thicken over time.

I thin it a good bit as I don't want to feel where I used it in the chenille.

For me Zap has it's place, but I rarely use it on a jig. Don't really know where I would use it on a jig.

Flexament is good also, but if I used it for putting on my whip finish I would thin the heck out of it. There is more of a place for it with my fly tying.

Hope this helps,

Skip

[Illinoisgiller]

I might add that I had to thin the homemade mix quite a bit to get it where I thought the soak ratio was proper. I am pleased with my choice so far.
I had mistakenly assumed that the pros were all mixing their own.
There are lots of quality products out there. Mike