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removing epoxy
Posted by:
Mark Gustavson
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Date: January 07, 2005 03:25PM
Some epoxy for attaching a fly reel seat has seeped onto the threads where the removeable butt screws into and hardened. What is the best way to remove this in such a small opening? Thanks. Re: removing epoxy
Posted by:
Steve Bohrer
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Date: January 07, 2005 04:31PM
Ose a dull knife to pop off as much as you can. Finish clean up with alcohal or acetone. Re: removing epoxy
Posted by:
Randy Parpart (Putter)
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Date: January 07, 2005 04:42PM
A dental pick or a mechanic's pick with a 90 degree end on it works well (bent paper clip, too). Re: removing epoxy
Posted by:
eric zamora
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Date: January 07, 2005 07:19PM
i did this just last night. i used an old buck knife clone, sharp point, and picked most of it out. a sharp pin, the sewing kind with a little ball on top of the head was used to pick out the rod bond from the end where the fine threads narrowed. denatured alcohol was swabbed on before and after too. the reel seat was nickel silver. good luck.
eric fresno, ca. Re: removing epoxy
Posted by:
Cliff Hall
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Date: January 08, 2005 11:11PM
A right-angle pick that fits into the throat is the safest bet. The sharp point will only scratch the bottom of the valley in the screw threads, whereas a paper clip, which has a blunt-cut tip, may scratch off the metal's finish much higher up the walls of the screw thread. That will make a place for corrosion to start on a mating surface between the two parts. Or might even lop off the finish at the crest of the thread. I'd try the point of a fine-wire Aberdeen hook bent to size & shape before using a paper clip like a back-hoe. Hold it with a pair of small, straight-jaw hemostats. IMO, -Cliff Hall- Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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