Billy...Remember me I am one of those "Old Goats" who still beleives in Marbels ?...anyway... You and I were on the right wave lengths for CP as I started with Brilliance in the early 70's, went to Gudebrod 811 when it was new out, and out of all the others I ONLY used Brilliance ll and also found it compareable to 811. Now all is lost with this new 811 Gudebrod is tinkering with on us and also
no more Brilliance ll on the market....BILLY what do we do ???? Have you found a CP to your liking yet ??? As far as I am concerned you are "The Man" when it comes to colors [a true artist]...Did I stroke the artist ego in you enough to open up that bag of secrets and advise us what to use at this stage of the game....
Again....BILLY what do we do ????
All leg pulling aside Billy I truly enjoy your work and wisdom on this matter.

Tight Lines
Tight Wraps
Fishin'Stix by Fred

I fortunately have 1 4oz bottle of B2 left, trying to get a couple more, and I have 1 4oz bottle of 811 old stock left. OF the rest, FC & U40 are pretty good, imo better than the new stock of 811. Outside of that, I'd wait to see if any new products are on the market, which I strongly suspect there will be in time for High Point.

PS - if you want to stroke my ego, tell me what a sarcastic idiot I am, I like hearing that better. Makes me feel like I'm home & my wife is talking to me. lol.

She actually talks to you. And I thought the honeymoon was over.

Scheeesh...Billy...Now I feel sorry for you....If you ever need any advise on how to make the wife stop talking to you [I am going on 50 yrs] of a talent of not being talken to, maybe I could help. LOL.
I thank you for the info on CP...keep us posted.

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Fishin'Stix by Fred

The truth is we already figured out how to not talk. During the week she trains to box every night, she gets home I go to sleep. WEekends I have been going fishing, I get home and go to sleep, she goes out with her friends.

Fred, the worse CP in my test was Minwax Polycrylic. In that CP test pic it's one of the 2 which darkened the thread the most.

ive never used CP but ive ordered some U-40 Color Lock 2...any thing i should watch out for when using it?

billy maybe you going to bed when she gets home is better for you...if not you might make her mad and she might beat you up haha

Have you tried the "newer" NOT QUITE SO MILKY #811... not like the old stuff, but better than the 1st milky stuff and better than the stinky stuff...
My work with silks are comming out fine when I use 4 coats of #811 with 2 hours drying time in between.. the only other "stuff" that the boys on the bamboo side of the world use for their silk is "Al's cp" from Anglers workshop... they say it is the stuff to use... I have emailed them several times , but have yet to get an answer.

Fred Halfheimers Wrote:
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> Have you tried the "newer" NOT QUITE SO MILKY
> #811... not like the old stuff, but better than
> the 1st milky stuff and better than the stinky
> stuff...
> My work with silks are comming out fine when I use
> 4 coats of #811 with 2 hours drying time in
> between.. the only other "stuff" that the boys on
> the bamboo side of the world use for their silk is
> "Al's cp" from Anglers workshop... they say it is
> the stuff to use... I have emailed them several
> times , but have yet to get an answer.


Fred
It's probably this stuff

[www.anglersworkshop.com]




Regards
Dave

Fishing is Life the rest is just Details

Thanks Dave, I ordered some from your link.. funny thing is , if you click on them from the left list, go to finishes and glues,,, that part number is not listed !?!?!?

So, I ordered from the link you supplied and got a confirmation with that part number in it..

Thanks again for you help.