I have used Magic Smooth and the McKenzie ear adheasive with Epply ear liners in the past with good results. I decided to try some Killer Glue after seeing folks rave about it here. The deer is an early Sept bow kill in velvet with most of its summer coat intact.The hair is very short to say the least, even inside the ears. After checking the drying for 3 days, I had to go out of town for a few days. On return I find that both ears have some drumming in the mid area inside the ears. I used the exact proceedure I have always used for liners(cleaned skin and liner with lacquer thinner after roughing) and am puzzled by this drumming. I am now going to have to inject something into the drum areas to take care of this. The skin was not stretched tight inside the ears so it would have pulled loose. It just appears that the glue didn't bond. I have checked the archives but most of the comments there give Killer Glue glowing reviews. Any ideas what might have caused this and what could be recommended to inject to cure the drumming? Thanks
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I don't recall anyone EVER "raving" about Killer Glue. On my scale of 1 being the best and 10 the worst, Killer Glue would probably get an 11 or 12. I never found it good for anything other than glopping up.
Did you poke some holes in the inner and outer skin and get the air bubbles out? I had a bit of drumming on my first couple deer with liners, even a caribou, Now I go with the bondo and fiberglass (chopped) and never have a problem.
holes (small ones) throughout the liner,thats what i do and never have a problem.even when i did use killer glue.i like bondo better...Rich
If Killer Glue is not that good for ear liners what glue do some of you use for ears?
are the 2 I use. George is right I used killer glue a long time ago and I didn't think much of it. It's probably in my cupboard somewhere with 2 scoops taken out of it.
I started with killer glue and had the same problems. I now have switched to Buckeye Supreme Hide Paste and have not had any problems. Also, make sure the liners "have room to move".
You had best use Epo-Grip adhesive or ear magic made by Epo-Grip . I will have to agree with George on killer glue , I haven't found anything that I would use it on . Have a good day ..... Jim Burnside
...remember to trim your earliners down first? they should fit loosly in the ear to prevent drumming while drying. once im satisfied with the fit, i always take an extra 1/8" off all around the earliner to allow for shrinkage. use Epo-Grip liquid fast set, trim your liners first and all will be fine.
I did trim the liners down after test fitting. This is a small buck, probably 100 pounds with a 14" neck, 6.5 E/N, small liners to start with. There was plenty of slack in the fit so I was surprised by the drumming. Looks like I was on the right track with the Magic Smooth. Thanks for the replies.