Reply With QuoteOn powder paint I use mostly stick on eyes but a buddy told me about the CS paint pens and they can also be cured with your powdered heads - got some but haven't tried them yet.
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I'm cheep I use 1.00 finger nail polish, two dowel sizes, paint one side let dry for an hour or so then the inside pupl . Now I found a art store and found paint pens! That ended all for me quick and easy!
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On powder paint I use mostly stick on eyes but a buddy told me about the CS paint pens and they can also be cured with your powdered heads - got some but haven't tried them yet.
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Try a wooden dowel for doting eyes it hols paint better
I used to make plastic baits to sell and I tried drill bits, nails, templates to spray them but the best results came from a wooden dowel you can get them in almost any size and they are cheap
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Neat source for wood dowels for this purpose is a cheap pack of wood Kabob bamboo skewers at the grocery . they are pointed so clip point to size needed. Enjoy the kabobs then use the stick. lol
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Thanks Y'all. I tried the cs paint pens and they seemed to do a petty good job and were easy to use. I also found an enamel used for ceramics that is designed to be heat cured. I'm gonna give it a try also.
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On small heads like my Roadrunner 1/32 Oz heads, I use a 1/64 drill bit or at most a 5/64 drill bit. If two color eyes on a larger head I use both and the 1/64 for the pupil.
Originally I got the drill bit tip from a fly tying site something like 12 years ago and been doing that since. You don't need high cost drill bits, just ones that have a flat end.
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This picture shows a box of wooden sticks that I have used for dotting eyes for over 30 years. Some are made from 1/4" dowel, some made from toothpicks and a couple random pieces of round wood stock. The eyes on the flathead shown here are done using the larger sticks but I do eyes occasionally for someone who insists on them as small as 1/64 using the toothpick sticks. Wooden pegs like these, drill bit butts, nails ground off flat, heads on finishing nails....there's a million ways to dot eyes with ease.
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I use a dab if glitter fingernail polish. No its not what I have left overOriginally Posted by Brimfisher
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I use nail with Cretex Water base paint and nails I've cut and polished for each size eye I paint.
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I use buoy paint for a flo background and then a fine tipped sharpie (round the tip) for the pupil. If I paint white eyes cheap enamel paint works well. Many suggestions show special setups for holding the jigs. I use an old spinning jewelry display rack which has four sides, four levels with six arms (like peg hook). Most jig sizes I make fit 5doz per side/level (80 dozen jigs). I have something similar on my tying bench as well.
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