bass100 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) This is nothing new but figured I would post. The video is good stuff. Notice it is very cold and the product is still very fluid and not thick. Edited July 12, 2015 by bass100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 That's the video that I watched prior to purchasing the product last December but I still haven't gotten it to preform as well as solarez but I picked up a new uv light last week ( 3rd one) so I might give it another shot with the new light. I also picked up some loons uv product at a fly shop to try out on small ultralight poppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Obviously another UV cured polyester resin. What would be interesting is whether it develops a white blush like Solarez often does while curing - and, of course, the price per quart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetheplumber Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I have some I've been using and have mixed feelings about it. I cured some lures in the sun and some with just a basic black light from Walmart. I can't seem to get the shine that etex gives but it does seem very tough. I mainly use it now to just coat the bills on my KO blanks and it seems to make them a little stronger. With that said, I did come across a high intensity UV light that I tested yesterday. It dried the Alumi-UV very quickly on my test bait but in just 3 minutes of exposure to the light, I burnt the crap out of my eyes. I've been awake all night in pain and have just now gotten to the point I can keep my eyes open . I have done this before while welding and it sucks!!! I think this product has a lot of potential but be very careful when using these UV lamps. Most ordinary lamps seem to work fine but if you do get one of these high end lights like I have, use them with CAUTION!!!...... I let you know what the test bait looks like when I can see it...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I've had similar experiences when curing the stuff with a salon fingernail UV lamp. Human eyes are not built to withstand strong UV radiation. That's why they're built to enclose the hand and I'd never remove the protective/reflective base plate from one of the lamps as was done in the You Tube video. It does help to wear a pair of polarized sunglasses when using a UV light. Bottom line, I now put my lures on a lure turner and set it out in the driveway for awhile to cure in the sun. It cures just as hard that way, even on a cloudy day. I reserve my salon UV light for emergencies when I want to cure resin after sundown - which happens darned seldom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) When I'm using my UV nail light box to cure Solarez resin, I remove the base plate, and lay the box with that side facing down, so I can cure my 3D Solarez eyes. The light shines down toward the floor, and the mouth faces away from me. When I'm using it upright, so I can hand my lures inside to cure, I don't look inside for any length of time, and I put a piece of paper over the opening while it's curing, to block the light. Edited July 13, 2015 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) I have some I've been using and have mixed feelings about it. I cured some lures in the sun and some with just a basic black light from Walmart. I can't seem to get the shine that etex gives but it does seem very tough. I mainly use it now to just coat the bills on my KO blanks and it seems to make them a little stronger. With that said, I did come across a high intensity UV light that I tested yesterday. It dried the Alumi-UV very quickly on my test bait but in just 3 minutes of exposure to the light, I burnt the crap out of my eyes. I've been awake all night in pain and have just now gotten to the point I can keep my eyes open . I have done this before while welding and it sucks!!! I think this product has a lot of potential but be very careful when using these UV lamps. Most ordinary lamps seem to work fine but if you do get one of these high end lights like I have, use them with CAUTION!!!...... I let you know what the test bait looks like when I can see it...LOL If that ever happens again Joe and you don't have access to any of the drops doctors use to deaden your eyes you can apply Carmex to the outside of your eyelids. It's not as good as the deadening drops, but it will give you some relief. Just make sure you put it on the OUTSIDE of your eyelids and don't get any in your eye. Had my first welding job when I was 14 y/o and have spent way too many miserable, sleepless nights with burnt eyes. The drops were getting hard to get towards the end of my welding career and luckily stumbled onto the Carmex thing. Something else I learned was putting Preparation H on welding burns. For some reason welding burns are highly susceptible to infection and the Preparation H would dry the burns up and keep them from getting infected. Ben Ben Edited July 14, 2015 by RayburnGuy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetheplumber Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks for the tip about using Carmex Ben. Eyes are almost back to normal today but still a little fuzzy. I did check on the lure I tested and it the finish wasn't very uniform (operator error) but it has much more gloss than the ones I've cured outside or with a black light. Not real sure exactly how strong the UV light I have is but it will full cure a thin coat in about a 1.5 minutes. I'll be a little more careful when I add a second coat tonight and let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Glad to hear your eyes are doing better Joe. They're not something to fool around with. One of my greatest worries was getting a sliver of steel in an eye at work. If it's not removed promptly your eye can heal around it overnight and start feeling better the next day. The steel will start to rust over time and leave a rust ring that slowly gets bigger. Last I heard these rust rings couldn't be removed and can impair your vision if it spreads over the pupil. Guess what I'm trying to say folks is to be really careful with your eyes. They're not something to be taken lightly. just my Ben 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Ben I'm an electrician/instrument tech and have had a drill bit explode and a sliver got past my safety glasses. I worked another eight hrs with the sliver in my eye of course my eye was bothering me but everyone I asked said the couldn't see anything in my eye. I finally got to a good mirror some ten hrs later and could clearly see the piece sticking out of my eye. The irritation was caused by my eyelid hitting the sliver. I had to have my eye drilled multiple times and wore an eye patch for a long time but the rust ring could not be completely removed and now if I have an MRI or something like they have to monitor me to make sure it's not trying to pull my eye out. The metal rust will be there forever I'm told 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Ben I'm an electrician/instrument tech and have had a drill bit explode and a sliver got past my safety glasses. I worked another eight hrs with the sliver in my eye of course my eye was bothering me but everyone I asked said the couldn't see anything in my eye. I finally got to a good mirror some ten hrs later and could clearly see the piece sticking out of my eye. The irritation was caused by my eyelid hitting the sliver. I had to have my eye drilled multiple times and wore an eye patch for a long time but the rust ring could not be completely removed and now if I have an MRI or something like they have to monitor me to make sure it's not trying to pull my eye out. The metal rust will be there forever I'm told That's rough Jaw. Hopefully it isn't covering your pupil and doesn't hamper your vision. That shows just how quickly something as simple as drilling a hole can alter our lives forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 As someone mentioned previously in this thread, eyes are number one. If you were only allowed to protect one thing, it would have to be the eyes. I am 58 years old, which means that life has dealt me a few close calls. My first trip to Liverpool Eye hospital was when a friend gave me an old calculator to fix. The batteries had corroded, so I fitted a new set to check for any life. As the battery snapped in, a tiny droplet of battery acid splashed out, obviously destined for my eye. I got away with a sore eye and a bottle of pain killer drops from the hospital, I was lucky. About a minute after the splash, I had a pint of milk poured into my eye, to try and neutralize the acid. The doctor said that this probably saved my sight from damage. Plenty more stories, but none bait related, thanks to you guys beating the safety drum. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 I use solarez, but it is not very durable compared to D2T or Etex. Is this product more durable? it appears to be in the video but id rather hear it from one of you guys than drop 90$ only to have it be nearly the same product i have now. also, i do have to say though that solarez is pretty chippy, atleast for me. But i have to smack it on something pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 I prefer solarez the alumilite product does not seem more durable to me and I've had issues with it curing and it has a really stout chemical smell. I got mine last dec they may have improved the product by now or my batch may be a little off but not ordering any more to compare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Ben I'm an electrician/instrument tech and have had a drill bit explode and a sliver got past my safety glasses. I worked another eight hrs with the sliver in my eye of course my eye was bothering me but everyone I asked said the couldn't see anything in my eye. I finally got to a good mirror some ten hrs later and could clearly see the piece sticking out of my eye. The irritation was caused by my eyelid hitting the sliver. I had to have my eye drilled multiple times and wore an eye patch for a long time but the rust ring could not be completely removed and now if I have an MRI or something like they have to monitor me to make sure it's not trying to pull my eye out. The metal rust will be there forever I'm told I had a piece of steel stick in my eye years ago. By the time I had it removed, six hours later, I also had rust. The Dr. used a magnet to try and remove most of it, but there's still some there, 50+ years later. Fortunately, it wasn't in my pupil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 The rust is not in my pupil either luckily. It was a long sliver of metal and it had to be pulled out using a needle but even more disturbing was the multiple times they had to drill the rust ring over the next 2 months, having a drill bit stuck in your eye is somthing hard to get used to no matter how many times you have it done then being able to hold your eye open while they do it is even more of a mental challenge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Definitely not for the faint of heart! I ALWAYS wear safety glasses when I'm working, or fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I wear safety glasses all day everyday but somehow that piece got past them, maybe they slipped down at the last minute really not sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Man, it's amazing how fast bad stuff can happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
