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Refinishing a 15' Rod
Posted by: chris (---.dialup.mindspring.com)
Date: August 12, 2001 11:11PM

What type of finish do I need to buy? Will exterior varnish work in a spray can?

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Re: Refinishing a 15' Rod
Posted by: John Mills (---.cybertrails.com)
Date: August 13, 2001 12:16AM

Chris,
Are we talking Bamboo?? If so I have had satisfactory results with Minwax Gloss Extierior Polyurethane. However it's just not the same as a true spar varnish finish. No matter what you use be sure to remove all of the old finish first. If you plan on doing this often I suggest you find a copy of the Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook by Michael Sinclair. It a great starting place.

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Re: Refinishing a 15' Rod
Posted by: chris (---.dialup.mindspring.com)
Date: August 13, 2001 09:13PM

Thanks for the reply. The rod is a fiberglass/graphite rod. The finish is in pretty bad shape. I didnt want to sand the remaining finish off until I was sure what I could use to refinish it. If you got any ideas I would appreciate it. Thanks for your time. Chris

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Re: Refinishing a 15' Rod
Posted by: Pete (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: August 13, 2001 09:27PM

An exterior spray urethane product would be your best bet. On this and other boards I hear about the U40 permagloss being the best thing going for blank refinishing but you would have to brush it on and apparently it sets up really quick. I have repainted some yellow boat rods and then finished with a can of spray gloss exterior urethane and got darn nice results. The rods also seem to be holding up pretty well.

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Re: Refinishing a 15' Rod
Posted by: chris (---.dialup.mindspring.com)
Date: August 14, 2001 05:55PM

Thanks for your help I appreciate it.

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