There comes a point in every fly tyer’s life that they’ll want, or need, to use epoxy. Unfortunately, epoxy is oftern frustrating to work with. You’ve gotta mix it right; you’ve only got a limited amount of time to get it on there, etc. It’s because of this that several alternatives to epoxy have become increasingly popular with fly tyers: Tuffleye, Rio Knot Sealer, and Loon UV Wader Repair.
Now, there’s a new player at the table. Clear Cure Goo.
Clear Cure Goo is still a mom & pop operation at this point, however, after reading the test results on this stuff when compared to it’s rivals- I’m guessing it will be a household name in no time- at least where fly tyers live.
Clear Cure Goo is another UV light cured product. However, unlike the Rio and Loon products, this stuff stays clear after exposure to extended periods of heat. And unlike the Tuffleye, it’s pretty much unbreakable after it’s been cured.
In other words, it’s pretty much the best stuff going right now.
I’m hoping to get my hands on this stuff soon to do some testing of my own. I work in this big old lab with all these fancy testing gizmos around me, it should be fun to use them on something interesting for once. I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out their website by clicking the link above.
5 Responses
Clear Cure Goo…. there’s a tongue twister. The Goo definitely looks like some fantastic stuff!
Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Ordered this stuff up two weeks ago, and now I am addicted I can tie up flies much faster and hell I think they might even look better too, OK not really. But it is very easy to use Im almost out of it now and will be ordering more.
Posted on November 14th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Been using the Loon UV. Let me know how this stuff works when you get your hands on it.
Posted on November 16th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
I have used, and hated, epoxy for years. When I have a drink or two and a cigar mixed with the smell of the epxoy you never know what I will tie. I am going to check this out and see if it works well.
Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Just got my kit in- Im in trouble. Easy to use and zero waste so I just ordered 4 more syringes after making 30 spoons in about 1/3rd of the time epoxy was taking me.
Now I just need to fish them to check the durability, I read a post on blantons board that Nick Curcione (sp?) said the spoons worked for him without fail so I am confident.
Thanks for the heads up!
Posted on January 10th, 2010 at 11:44 am
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