I'm getting ready to do another rod and it looks like I got too much CL on two of the wraps. On one it collected at the bottom and left slight glob. On another it's a bit less and looks like it will dry over a larger area. I touched them with a bit more CL thinking it might dissolve what's there slightly and make it spread out a bit evenly. If it leaves a bump, I would think that bump will show up in the finsh - correct? Just wondering if I should redo the wraps or not, thanks.

When you apply color preserver, you only want to uniformly wet the threads. Yes, you need to soak them, but not so much that you have liquid running and pooling on the wrap.

Adding more to what you have now isn't going to help matters. If the CP lump isn't too bad, I'd go ahead with finishing it. But finish rarely hides flaws - it tends to magnify them.

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Tim.

I put my rods into a dryer after applying CP so as it dries it will spread itself evenly if I happen to apply too much. Naturally the best thing is not to apply too much.

cheers
Harold

After applying the CP, do the same as if it were finish. Stop the turner and give it several 180 turns to take off any drips. After turning again check and after maybe an hour if it looks like it needs more, put on another coat. Do the 180 turns again. Then turn and let dry at least 12 hours. If warm.

Bill - willierods.com

All good responses above, but my advice is if you're not completely happy with it now, you already know the answer; cut it off and start over, it's only a little thread and a little time.

Tom's right, finish is a great magnifier of little mistakes.

Walt Davenport
"Roadhouse Rods"