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refinishing a rod
Posted by: Sean Hansen (---.wtfrwi.tds.net)
Date: November 13, 2004 02:49PM

i plan to refinish a reington RS2 3wt for my father to use on panfish i bought this rod a few years ago and it is pretty dinged up lots of use i don't plan to use it much anymore because i have built a 2 and 4 wt for myself and have been trying to get my dad into fly fishing

so my question is is there and easy way to remove the factory label and excess finish from the guides?

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Re: refinishing a rod
Posted by: Bob Balcombe (---.rb.gh.centurytel.net)
Date: November 13, 2004 03:15PM

Hi Sean: Is the factory lable a stick on ? if so use a hair dryer to warm it up with, this should loosen the glue. If it is printed on the blank try denatured alcahol a a gray scuff pad. Then refinish the area with Trondak U-40 Rod Finish, As for the old ridges left by the guide finish, heat with a hair drier and pick off. Also try the search engine and type in refinishing rods there should be some othe great ideas there
Good Wraps Bob

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Re: refinishing a rod
Posted by: Sean Hansen (---.wtfrwi.tds.net)
Date: November 13, 2004 04:15PM

oh yeah forgot the heat trick thanks

it is a stick on from the looks of it with finish over it

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Re: refinishing a rod
Posted by: Cliff Hall (---.dialup.ufl.edu)
Date: November 13, 2004 04:44PM

Read these articles before re-working an old rod blank:

(1) LIBRARY: REFINISHING ROD BLANKS by Ralph O'Quinn. RMM-2(3).
Originally appeared in RodMaker Magazine, Volume 2, Issue # 3.
[www.rodbuilding.org]

(2) LIBRARY: SURFACE PREPARATION by Ralph O'Quinn. RMM-5(2).
Originally appeared in RodMaker Magazine, Volume 5, Issue # 2.
[www.rodbuilding.org]


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