Does a rod need to be coated?

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Posted by: George Forster (---.hsd1.co.comcast.net)

Date: November 22, 2007 08:50PM

I am refinishing a 37+ year old fiberglass rod. In the process of trying to "clean up" the finish under the old guides, I ended up removing enough paint to expose the blank. The blank is so nice looking that I decided to remove all of old the paint. I want to maintain the look of the unfinished blank. Do I need to put any coating at all on the blank? Is there a coating that will promote a glossy look without adding a discernible amount of weight? Permagloss seems like a good choice, according to all the reading I've done, but I wonder what other options are available.

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