Last night I applied the first coat of Klass Kote to the wraps on a rod I am building as a gift for my son. When I applied the epoxy, I noticed bumps like the thread had the fuzzies or there was dust on the wraps. The wraps has been finished that morning and looked clean and I could not see any fuzzies prior to applying the epoxy. I did not flame these wraps because I had used metalic thread as an accent and I was afraid that the heat would damage it. The wraps now look like they have some exotic disease with hundreds of small bumps. This is not bubbles in the epoxy as I use an epoxy mixer and there are no bubbles in the butt section where I applied the epoxy over the blank. My question is, what has caused this and can it be salvaged or do I need to cut off all the wraps and start over. If I need to remove the wraps and epoxy, what is the easiest/safest way so that I do not damage the blank.

Thanks for you help with this.

Jim Smith

Take a sharp double edged razor blade and slice off the bumps, apply a new coat or two of the Klass Kote, as it's pretty thin stuff, and you'll never notice the original problem.

I would put on at least one more coat of finish and then try a light sanding with 400 grit wet/dry paper after it has dried over night and see if that won't take care of them. Part of the problem may be the thread you used or the tension method. If you use a sewing machine type thread tension device that squeezes the thread it will cause the "fuzzies". Burnishing too hard can also cause that to happen. If you are using a thread other than a rod wrapping thread that also could be your problem.

I had the same problem some time ago. I added a second thin coat, let it set a few days to harden completely, then sanded all the wraps smooth using a fine grit emory board and sand paper, with a wipe with steel wool to finish. I added a third normal coat of finish, and you cannot tell there was even a problem. Be careful not to sand down to the thread, or it will happen again.

Dave

400 gr wet sand lightly until smooth, re-coat.

DR