I did a but wrap with the HT braids and finished with 4 coats of thread master lite. It looks good except for the high and low spots between the bare blank and the braid? is the answer more coats or what. Thnaks for any help

Scott,
You have to lightly sand the high spots down and then put another coat or two of finish on. Don't sand so far down as to get into your wrap. To keep things straight and level I use a sanding block with 400 grit sand paper. Also put masking tape in front of and back of your wrap to protect your rod from the sandpaper . Hope this helps.

Like Terry said but you might also want to use a high build finish instead of a light finish on open wraps

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!!

Thanks, I was afraid you guys would say sanding, I know I would need at least one more coat before sanding, because I just completely covered the thread on the fourth coat, The high build make sense to .

Hi & low spots are inherant with open (blank shows thru under) crosswraps.
Don't sweat them as they cannot be avoided that I know of. However, you can
build up the finish with multiple coats of finish until the low areas are highers
than the thread crossing points then sand down the higher ridges with a block.
YOU MUST USE A BLOCK! Then apply a very light coat to bring back the clear shine.

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

Scotty , here is a trick I learned from Mike Barkley a couple years ago that works well for me.
When you get the finish on the wrap, take a playing card or an old credit card and hold it to the bottom of the rod while it is turning. That will force the finish into the low areas and squeegee the finish off the high areas. The rod must be turning from start to dry finish. If you do 2 or 3 coats of finish like that it will end up pretty smooth. When I tried it I was using Flex Coat high build, I now use Thread Master and haven't tried that method with Thread Master.