Iv'e just received a blank that i'm going to build and surprisingly it has a manufacturer's logo on it. I'm thinking of covering it with a silk underwrap and putting my logo on that spot. Do I have to epoxy the underwrap and add a second layeror, what is the best way to do this. Thanks for the advise.

Where is it located? typically the man. logos are located near the butt end of the rod and are covered up with the handle. Are you going to do any sort of butt wrap over the area?? Is it possible just to remove the logo sticker?

If the awnser is no then yes you can just cover with a small wrap, epoxy, apply your logo and then put on another coat.

I would suggest you check with the manufaturer to see if you can cover it and record the source, date, time. Here is what I wrote some time ago about my expierence with Sage blanks:


the reason for needing the Sage decal on the blank in order for them to honor their warrantee is not to beable to identify the blank as one of theirs, but to tell if it is not a second or if it is not a first that they gave to an organization for free which obviously they wouldn't want to have to pay for the blank again. You see they have a thread that they build into the blank that allows them to read the information to tell them what particular model blank it is.

Kerry


What they told me is that they would allow me to cover just a part of the lable. They had it located in a location that by the time I got the seat and grip on the logo was in the area I wanted to put a color change weave.

Kerry

Gary,

I am probably stating the obvious to you, but if you do end up doing a silk wrap over the manuf. label, don't forget to use color preserver to prevent the label from showing through.

I would then finish over it, and if your coat of finish is thick enough to create a smooth surface over the thread (no thread texture to the finish), you would be fine to put your label on, and then finish over.

Chris