I finished a surf rod last week with LS Supreme. Everything got 2 coats and it looked pretty good. Yesterday, after 5 days of curing, I had it outside, and in the bright sunshine, I saw a couple of small defects in the finish on one guide wrap and the butt wrap. I roughed it up with a grey pad, and applied another coat of LS Supreme to the areas in question. Is it still necessary to wait 5 days again, or will I be okay in 3 days or so, when the epoxy is reasonably hard. I figured that the epoxy which is integral to the structure of the wraps is full strength, and the coat I applied today is cosmetic.

I would suspect that with LS you are good to go in about 24 hours. From my experience, it gels in 2-3 hours, sets up in 6-8 hours, and with good curing conditions I can wrap over it in 10-12 hours. I'd say fish it with confidence.

Jay

Good practice is after every coat, take it out side and look. I feel it is the only true light that will show up every thing. Lesson learned Unless it is raining ?? LOL

Thanks. At least I caught it in time so that it won't put off my intended first outing!

Rich :

When dealing with these finishes, such as LS Supreme, you can plan on about 92-93 percent of hardness in 24 hours, and another three days to get to 99%. I generally accelerate the process by taking the rods and putting them into my Jeep that is parked in the sunlight. I support the curing rod sections with a card board box, and cut vee notches out of the sides to keep the sections under control. After a day in the sun, the sections become quite cured. Yes, this is a temporary oven, and I do crack one of the windows. I do not have a drying box to keep the curing finish at higher than room temperature in a more controlled environment.

Doug Weber
Weber Rod Works