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Thread color on Bambo
Posted by:
Greg Ware
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Date: February 23, 2005 07:21PM
A customer just brought in a bambo rod that needs a new striper guide. I have a guide (from Snake Brand) that will work fine but I am having trouble matching the thread color. It is a blue color with a varnish type finish that has yellowed over the years. Has anyone found a good way to get this same look. Re: Thread color on Bambo
Posted by:
Barry McGuire
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Date: February 23, 2005 07:55PM
Hi, Greg; Difficult to say without seeing what you've got. Suggest you use a test stick and do some experimenting. Thread can be darkened with tea, coffee, or vegetable dies and water. When I'm trying to match color and finish on a rod that's..umm..in original finish but oughta be stripped and re-wrapped, I've judiciously mixed a little dirt straight from the front yard into the varnish and gotten the right "look". Good luck. Re: Thread color on Bambo
Posted by:
Don Davis
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Date: February 23, 2005 08:34PM
Golden Witch should be able to help you. Re: Thread color on Bambo
Posted by:
Mark Wendt
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Date: February 24, 2005 08:46AM
To piggy back on Don's post, about a year ago I did a restoration on a realllllly old Varney cane rod, which had many intermediate wraps along with the typical guide wraps. Some were missing, and some deteriorated to the point the guides were practically falling off the rod. I sent Russ a sample of the thread that was on the rod, and he sent me back a spool that matched the existing threads almost perfectly. Since the thread he sent was obviously newer than the old thread, it was a bit more brilliant in color than the old thread, I used a weak dye solution to match the thread almost perfectly.
Mark Re: Thread color on Bambo
Posted by:
john channer
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Date: February 25, 2005 08:47AM
Greg;
First match the thread, then use some oil based stain to color the varnish. I fyou have a friendlly paint store in the area, they will probably give you a few small shots of universal paint tints that work fine in varnish,too. You'll want some yellow, brown and possibly red, depending on the varnish . john Re: Thread color on Bambo
Posted by:
Greg Ware
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Date: February 26, 2005 03:45PM
Is this a great site or what.
Thanks to all for the advise. The rod turned out great, could not tell the difference between the new and old wraps. John, your advise to use stain to color the varnish worked great. I got a perfect match. Thanks Greg Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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