Hey guys,

Marbleizing a fishing rod is a seems like a very interesting way to add that special touch to a fishing rod. That is the next thing that I am going to start experiementing with on my rods. I know that this technique has now been around for a few years and have this question to ask: What is the effect of yellowing eppoxy on the vibrant colors of the Marble? I live in Florida and the bulk of my rodbuilding is surf and pier fishing rods. Eppoxy does yellow over time, but does anybody have any tips on whichs colors and pigments last long, or which colors have the littlest change after the yellowing? I wouldn't want to spend hours on a beautifull fishing rod and then after a year the colors end up being totally different.

Thanks,
Anthony

This isn't really much help but I have marbled rods that have been in use for a few years with no problems. I use mostly TAP pigments and Testors metallic paints with the solvent poured off. I haven't used the paint store pigments yet, but Putter and others love them. I have seen many of Putter's and I can say they are brilliant colors

Mike

Anthony,

My company has just introduced the Diamondite Product that has been tested not to yellow. And I have been working with a marbleizing kit that will use my base component with pigments to do your treatments. So far, all of the testing has come back positive.

I will keep you informed of the progress.

Tim Campbell
Swifty Manufacturing

Tim,
I may have to try that eppoxy, but what I learned from many old Florida rodbuilders is that every eppoxy behaves different in the Florida sun. Knowing that, I'm always into trying something new.

-Anthony

Anthony, I think you'll probably have to answer that question yourself in the Florida sun! I have a couple of marble samples on one rod with a coat of high build over them; had them in last summer's sun most of the year. There's no fading or noticeable yellowing. But we only have one month of summer; the other 3 seasons are road construction, winter, and road construction...

Putter
Williston, ND

I can tell you this - the epoxy I have colored with testors white enamel pigment, has not yellowed after a year in the sun. Not a bit. By itself, however, the clear epoxy would almost certainly taken on a yellow or amber cast.

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Putter,
Yeah im definitly gonna experiment witht the Florida sun. Im probablly gonna not try to do anything fansy, just get used to the application of the pigment. Then eventually I would like to try something that looks like flames, like the picture on the photo page.

-Anthony

Good luck with it; I'm sure you'll have lots of fun learning this and I do doubt that it'll yellow on you, but I've been wrong before (I think)...

Putter
Williston, ND

About the only color that will really show the yellowing effect is "white" and it will not be very noticeable if used in small amounts. Jesse