hey just wanting to ask if madeira thread is alright to use as guide bindings i have seen it mentioned here before but mostly for decorative butt wraps. i am making a rod for myself as an upgrade to my current one which i will then sell to a friend and i wanna use some very bright and flashy colors on it like the bright green and bright blue madeira thread.

so is it ok as a guide wrap thread and is there anything special you have to do for it to not loose its color?

and also is it readily available in Australia or would i have to order it over the net?

sorry jus one more is it alright to use as thread for a hologrpahic wrap i am interested in doing one or two on my new rod in between the split grip i am attempting and one of the butt if it looks ok.


thanks in advance
Tom



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2007 07:02PM by Tom Slater.

Got a heavy surf rod thats been used about two dozen times by a dozen different people using 2-4oz plugs and jigs, with Madeira guide wraps, spiral wrapped guide set up.......AND NO FINISH. The guides haven't broke through yet so I figure its strong enough.

Mike

NERB that types with a bar of Ivory soap in his mouth.

I use it a lot for guide wraps and have never had a problem.

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

do you have to do anything special for it to keep its color like say a special CP or something and whats it like for holographic and tiger wraps??

It works great for Holo/Tiger wraps, weaves or anything else that you would use thread for. I use at lLEAST 2 good coats of CP. I use U-40 but use whatever you're comfortable with

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

sweet thank you very much Mike!

now i just have to find somewhere in austrlia that i can buy it or is it strictly an over thenet purchase, do shops stock it??

and i saw that there is a polyneon 40 and 60 are these sizes and how do they compare with gudebrod sizes

sorry about all the questions but i am new to rod building

Tom,
Polyneon 40 is a tad smaller in diameter than size A thread, and Polyneon 60 is smaller in diameter than the Polyneon 40.
Stan

Try sewing stores. Internet is much cheaper though. Mudhole and @#$%& carry it and probably other do also

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

At Johnny's Pond are so confident in Madeira thread we will guarantee the wrap. We are also have the guaranteed lowest price on Madeira and any other rod components we sell. Wrap with Madeira and get the lowest price and guarantee to boot. Tom go ahead and wrap with confidence.

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