Will tap plastic pigment mix with a low build guide finish to change the color of the blank? Saw Ken Preston,s clip on this on his site, he did use a different pigment. I have read on this site that using a guide finish for a blank finish is a no no. But they do this in Japan. I am going to give this a try, if it doesn,t work, well more reamer and repair stock

I haven't tried Tap Plastic pigment (yet) however, since lots of people are using this to marbelize I would assume that it will work just fine. If you're going to try this on a whole blank you will have to scuff the blank to increase the surface area and to break any factory applied finish. Scotchbrite or 600 grit emery cloth work fine for this. Then wipe down the blank with denatured alcohol to remove any dust and potential oils. I'll have a couple of rods with me in Charlotte - my own that were done with different pigments and flakes (color shift flakes) that people can see/handle. These rods have seen some serious use through last season & have been bounced around getting to/from the beach so you'll be able to see what they look like after they've been out to "play". I'll also be doing a show and tell at the rodmakers booth in Charlotte.

Thanks for the reply Ken, i will be in charlotte so i am looking forward to the show and tell and meeting you. I am looking for a deep high gloss finish and i think this might work. John

Watch those No No's. Ken tints his and puts it on blanks for salt water and has no problems. I spray mine with auto colors ( like the metalics ) then apply thinned glass coat
Permagloss dries too fast for me, and the spray I did not like the look of it

Bill, know what you mean about the spray, used spar and it didn,t level out to suit me .John

John
With the plasti-kote auto colors I find that warming the can in some hot water expands the contents and gives it a little more pressure so the paint comes out of the can faster whitch helps it level out on the blank. may help with the spar. I did not try it on the first can I used. maybe should have??

I tended to be FAR too heavy handed with spray paint applications so I have switched to using an airbrush which gives me a much smoother and more even coat. Just spray the blank while turning on the drying motor and you are good to go. You can do fades and blends this way as well. I am experimenting with Createx airbrush paints on blanks right now and there is a bit of a bonding problem due to the fact that I am lazy and did not scuff the factory finish first, these paints also require a "baking" process to set the paint properly and that makes me a little nervous.

I am also experimenting with making my own custom colors using spar varnish and varathane as a base combined with pigments.

Hope to experiment with car paints soon as well as color shifting and metallic paints for my reel repair and refurbishing projects. Somewhere out there is a Pearl Blue with metallic gold accents old Mitchell 300 I did......She made me do it!....Reallly!...I swear!



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Derek

Derek
That is why I always say ( dust coats ). Two works well for me