Hi folks, I just started this very addictive hobby this winter and would like to thank everyone for the wealth of information I Ihave received from this site. It has become my second home next to tinkering with rods and my new lathe. Now for my problem. I have been finishing all my grips with Tru oil and then with a couple of coats of Krylon Matte Finish spray. I had this spray left over from spraying over duck decoys that had been repainted. I thought that it might provide a little more protection. All the grips seemed to turn out fine, except the last one I did has a sticky feeling. Last night I decided I would try to eliminate the sticky feeling so I steel wooled, then tryed cleaning with a degreaser, sanded with 320 grit, washed with hot water and soap. The grip is still sticky. I am guessing that my bright idea of spraying over the Tru oil is backfiring or the Tru oil was not completey dry when I sprayed the Krylon on. Any suggestions on how to cure this problem or remove it? I do believe I will quit spraying the Krylon on.

Thanks
Steve

Steve,
Wipe down the cork with Acetone - do not get the Acetone on the reel seat.
The Acetone should remove the Krylon finish.

If in doubt - spray a sample of wood with the Krylon and let dry for a couple of days. Then use the acetone to remove it.

I expect that you are seeing a chemical mismatch between the Krylon and the Tru Oil finish.

After removing the Krylon from the cork, just do a light sand on the cork and you should be fine.

Take care
Roger

True Oil contains a small percentage of a solvent. Many other products contain solvents as well such as Cork Seal. It may prevent certain things from a final cure. It will be sticky forever. True Oil and Cork Seal are not compatable and I am sure there are many others. I think the additive in True Oil is trichloroethylene. Any cleaning of cork that has filler will soak up small amounts of solvent that will remain for a long long time and prevent top coat miss matches form hardening.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/21/2009 11:17AM by Bill Stevens.

If you are trying to knock down the gloss of the truoil then micro mesh does a good job. Tru oil is primarily linseed oil with additives to make is dry faster and perhaps flow better. It is just better to stick to one finish and only one. From what I have seen on this board many problems come from adding one finish over another which sometimes turns out to be incompatible.

A light sanding of the grip will remove all you have done so far and let you start over.

Krylon is not normally used for outdoor applications! There would be no benefit from over-spraying Tru-Oil, it in itself is waterproof and impervious to most grudge encountered while fishing.

Hey thanks guys for all the good suggestions on how to fix my problem. It sounds like I messed up. I will just stick with Tru oil or Cork seal from now on.

Thanks Again
steve