If you get a few fuzzies while putting on a high build finish ,could you let the finish dry and then use some fine polishing compound on a buffing wheel to polish them out ? I know you'd have to be careful not to burn through but has anybody tried this ?
Thanks Terry

Let the finish cure then take an exacto knife with a new blade then carefully slice the "fuzzies" off and then put on another coat of finish.

Lance, I'm trying not to put another coat of finish on.
Thanks

Terry, if it is just "a few fuzzies" you could try to polish it out by hand. I would be very careful with a powered wheel because you will quickly create heat and soften the finish. Let us know how it turns out. The good news is that you can always put the second coat on if needed.

Chuck

Singe them with an alcohol lamp.

Terry, In My Opinion,buffing would remove the shine. No matter how careful you were.You would never get the finish to look right. If I were fixing it, I would do what Lance suggested.
I would let my high build finish set in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes,get them both throughly warm . With the rod in the dryer, turning, put on another coat of finish quickly, with a brush. Let it turn. Don't put so much on that you have to wick it off. That coat of finish will be so thin ,you will not notice it has another coat. If you have some low build finish handy, that's even better. I did this very same thing today. It worked for me.
If it is a 2 piece rod . Do half of it today and the other half tomorrow. Unless you are a lot faster than me. In other words, you have to get the finish on before it decides to start setting up.

Can you post a picture. A few fuzzies or stickups is one thing. If your thread tensioner frayed the thread or you have a bad spool of thread it will be best to cover it with more finish or remove and rewrap. Would it happen to be nylon A Gudebrod Dark Green? nylon.

Thanks for your time and information. Bill it's just the fuzzies and not the thread. Thanks again
Terry

if an alcohol lamp would work, so might a quick pass or two with a butane lighter.

or if you really do not want to put on another coat, use a magnifying glass of some sort and like lance said, use an Xacto knife, very sharp, new blade, to surgically slice off the fuzzies. if you're careful it probably would not be too noticeable to the naked eye, if at all.

eric
fresno, ca.

There is a kind of nail buffer that has an actual buffing material on one side. It will do the job you described above and will not dull the finish enough to be concerned about. On the other hand, while I understand you reluctance to use a second coat, this is one of those times when you might have to anyway. Just use a super-thin coat.

Uncle Russ
Calico Creek Rods