Take some of your leftover finish after doing a rod and put a thin coat over the syringe markings. They'll never wear off.

I use Cabela’s “Two-Part Professional Rod Finish”. Which comes in a pre-measured .13 ounce (3.5 grams) packet (enough for one rod). They cost about a buck apiece which may be pricy, but they are very convenient to use and I get good results with them. You just fold the packet, snip off the corner and squeeze out.

For those of you that use larger amounts of epoxy at a time ... Flexcoat not only offers the 3cc syringes, they also have 12cc syringes. IMO, there is no reason not to properly measure the epoxy prior to mixing and there is no better way than the use of these tools, IMO.

Michael Joyce Wrote:
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> Its probablly the worst method EVER!!! But on
> large SW rods I've had success by just pouring and
> eyeballing 5 cc of each in a graduated measuring
> cup. (7.5cc with a butt wrap). Limited mess, no
> syringes.


Same way here. I biught a case of 5000 cups from a medical supply shop and mix using the "dram" markings. One dram each part for up to two or maybe three rods and up to three or four drams each part for larger offshore rods. Use a popcicle stick to stir, pour in a pie tin over dried up finish then throw away.

Just for fun, I moved a bunch of stuff from under the bench and pulled out my big bottles of FlexCoat. It's been over three years since I've used it and the syringes were stuck, (black plunger type, almost no markings) but worked with a bit of coaxing. Thats over three years, hole in cap and old syringes. It's the best method of storage and use that I can think of.

Chris Beverley Wrote:
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> I have some Mudhole rod repair syringes and needle
> tips. Are these suitable? They have the black
> stopper piece in them. I notice that the Flexcoat
> ones have this also.
>
> I have used these needles he speaks of, the only purpose I found for them was on my 2nd build, I was too light on the rod-bond under the cork, I could feel it wanting to turn, so I mixed up some 5- minute epoxy, put it in the needled syringe and stuck it in a few spots of the cork. It was a rookie mistake but those needled syringes saved my handle. Just thought I would share.




Chase Foster
American Tackle
www.americantackle.us

I have a drawer full of those repair syringes and needles - they are not only convenient for repairing our own shortcomings, they are wonderful for fixing many of the substandard reel seat installations on factory rods. I recommend that EVERYONE own a few ... Mud Hole carries them and they are not expensive, but they will save your backside.

i agree with mike barkley i use the LS syringes and they work excellent i also use the flex coat cups which have measurements on the cup....i measure with the syringe and see if the measurement is the same on the cup and its spot on every time...also for mixing get a metal spatula the one from @#$%& is only a couple of bucks and its soooo much easier to keep the bubbles out when mixing with that over a mixing stick...plus you can wipe off and reuse forever haha

Finish and hardner in bottles with Yorker caps - stainless steel measureing spoons (1/4 teaspoon smallest used) - plastic cup - mix with back end of last disposable brush used - dump in aluminum pan - chunk it all in trash -

I've been doing it the same way Scott explained for 26 years. Having the scale first helped me make the decision, though...

Putter
Williston, ND