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glasscoat
Posted by: Bryan Ion (---.cable.ubr03.gate.blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: November 09, 2004 05:19AM

just finished applying the glasscoat to the whips of my latest build.Any idea what sort of time i should wait before using the fly rod,

Thanks in advance
Bryan


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Re: glasscoat
Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.ny325.east.verizon.net)
Date: November 09, 2004 06:38AM

I've used rods less than 24 hours after the last coat with no problems. Not because I wanted to, I needed the rod. If I could wait, I'd prefer to wait a few days. GC does get hard very fast, especiall in a dryin gbox.

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Re: glasscoat
Posted by: Bryan Ion (---.cable.ubr03.gate.blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: November 09, 2004 06:48AM

thanks for the reply,
Bry

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Re: glasscoat
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (---.152.54.13.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net)
Date: November 09, 2004 08:49AM

If you can afford the time, wait about 3 days before use. Otherwise a full 24 to 36 at a minimum. With GlassCoat you can get away with using the rod in a shorter time frame than with most other epoxies.

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Re: glasscoat
Posted by: Bill Stevens (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: November 09, 2004 08:02PM

If you kept the pan you used to pour the finish in, test it with your finger nail, with moderate pressure. I do this on all rods and will not handle a rod until the test pan passes the test with moderate pressure without indenting. Just good practice.

Glass Coat will be the first ones out the door!

Gon Fishn

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