I have 3 rod blanks that are bare and would like someone to clear them or paint them and clear ????????????

Get some Permagloss and finish them yourself. A foam brush or coffee filter work great to apply the finish onto the blank.

Been meaning to ask this for some time since I have yet to use Permagloss but when builders add pigment, like Testors, and then apply it to a blank, is the resulting finish opaque or somewhat transparent?

Thanks,
Chad Huderle

Huderle Custom Rods
Prior Lake, MN

From when I have done it, it is translucent, you can see the blank through it.

You would be unlikely to ever get enough pigment in the PG to make it opaque. If you did, you'd have so much in there that you might affect the characteristics of the product.

Just a few drops gives a nice tinted, translucent appearance.

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I've been asked to tint a blank brown or copper colored. Is Testors the thing to use or is there something better?

Thanks!

The pigment from a settled jar of Testors will work but straight powder pigments like TAP are probably better.

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I'll try the Testors metallic copper enamel on a scrap.

Thanks

I have read in the past about Tom Kirkmans method od painting a blank with a foam brush with a hole in it................I have tried to find the message, but can't..............Tom, could you please re-post the instructions ....Thanks, Gene

WOW PLEASE DO !!!!

You can also sand with 400 wet. Dry well, then spray with a auto paint. let dry and then clear coat. With permagloss -- be very fast.

Bill - willierods.com