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Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Joel Conner
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Date: February 28, 2005 02:44PM
When I refinish a blank, I sand or strip the old finish off the blank. What is the best thing to coat the blank with befor I wrap the guides?
Thanks for any help Joel Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
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Date: February 28, 2005 03:09PM
For the top coat? Permagloss.
Jay Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Scott VanGuilder
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Date: February 28, 2005 05:25PM
On unsanded blanks that I sand myself, I use a spray on urathane in a satin finish. Looks nice and two good coats seem to hold up pretty well. Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Lou Reyna
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Date: February 28, 2005 06:25PM
I have found permagloss NOT to be a good blank coating. Had to redo a series of rods I had coated with it, they were all flaking after one one season of use in the salt water environment. It was not lack of cleanliness, contamination, or poor prep work - it was the permagloss. Went to a 2-part epoxy paint with no further problems. Do a search of the arhives, its all there....
Lou Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Doug Moore
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Date: February 28, 2005 07:18PM
2-3 coats of Spar Urethane, then let sit for at least 72 hrs. You can get it in Gloss or Satin. Regards......Doug@ TCRds Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Rich Kline
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Date: February 28, 2005 07:21PM
Had some luck with Fussion spray paint, and it comes in many colors
Rich Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/28/2005 08:19PM by Moderator. Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Mark Gordon
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Date: February 28, 2005 08:00PM
There is a previous thread with some responses in it. I described how I refinshed a 30-40 year old rod. Came out great. No muss / no fuss.
Ref: re-finishing rods [www.rodbuilding.org] Used some automotive refinishing techniques to really get a quality finish. If you have questions -- you can email me. Mark Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: February 28, 2005 08:42PM
Some people use epoxy to coat there Saltwater rods and say they hold up real well.
I have used permagloss, sets a little too fast, then an auto clear, also set to fast, now I have switched to thined epoxy. Just have to let dry 2-3 plus days before wrapping. A lot less of a pain, and if it works in saltwater Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
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Date: February 28, 2005 09:35PM
Bill,
How much do you thin your epoxy? I assume you would use denatured alcohol for the task? Might give that a try. Jay Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
William Colby
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Date: February 28, 2005 10:20PM
Read the article here on rod blank refinishing. PermaGloss is proven to be about the top blank coating product. You do have to properly prepare your surfaces no matter what you use though. READ the article. Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: February 28, 2005 10:42PM
William, permagloss is good. It is just a little to quick to set. I am starting to wonder about this pealing I am starting to hear about. Never happened to me. In fact it is always ( hard ) to get off a blank, this is good!
Jay About 30%. I mix almost watery texture. You should experiment. I use a Mid Temp Thinner and use Glass Coat. The thinner gives this fast stuff a nice fair set time.I put on 2-3 coats depending how much dust I get, then sand with 600 wet and finial coat. I figure if Ken has rods out and used in saltwater it must take a heck of a lot of abuse Hate to spend any more on experimenting, but did see a Clear Shield on Minwax's site. Good for out door use and has UV protection? What the hay, it's just money Re: Refinishing blanks
Posted by:
Joel Conner
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Date: March 01, 2005 09:52AM
Thanks to all for the info.
I'll give some of these a try. Thanks Joel Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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