good morning everyone! Hi Tom.

well its been a long winter and its now time to build another rod.

Im doing a glass 4wt and I came across an interesting post on a Knife making website.

A thread was going about tru oil , one gent inparticular advised that not only does he use Tru oil on guns and Knives but he also builds Cane rods and he said he uses Tru oil as a wrap finish on light weight rods.

Tru Oil is a polymerized linseed oil (a varnish) I can see where it could give a nice result but many coats will be required.

has any one tried this on wraps? I may do a test wrap or two tonight!


Many thanks and happy wraps "John"

have not personally tried it. i have been told that it has to be laid down in the thinnest of coats or it will aligator. i think it would be a good blank finish on cane but i think you would be better of with a good marine spar on your wraps.

I tend to agree with Larry, but not having actually tried it on guide wraps I would like to see you give it a go and then inform us on how it turned out.

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Hi Tom,

Im always up for a experiment so I think ill give it a try on some test wraps that ill do tonight.

"John"

John,

I've used Tru-oil as a cane finish a few times, but always used a spar on the wraps. I always felt the spar was a more durable option. I've since moved away from Tru oil and use spar for both the cane and the wraps. Again, for durability (my perception?) but mostly because I like the nicer shine the spar has when dry...just a better look IMHO.

Tight LInes,

Tim

Minwax has a Clear Shield on there web site. I have not used it but it says for out door use and uv protected?