I know this has been covered but I dont find the answer .Im using orange and white on gray blank and of course looks terrible .My test wraps on butt look like what I want if I use ncp white with 1255 madeira over with crystal clear water base cp and diamond II finish.This will be a spinning rod for freshwater with micro guides.My question will a short underwrap with the white end out enough for trim and my orange over for the guide wrap affect the performance enough to matter,or is there a better solution.Looks to me like a 1/2 " long wrap of thread couldnt weigh any more than that much white paint but thats why Im asking.IDK

if you want the white to jump on a dark blank you can paint the area you plan on wrapping with a white. this will allow the white thread to be placed on a light background and the color will stand out better. paint is not the only option as long as you lighten the background it will assist in keeping the colors bright. it has been my experience that ncp threads dont have the vibrancy to the colors that non-ncp thread does. you may just have to experiment to get the look you want.

Bruce, underwrap with silver first then one light coat of finish and then wrap your orange over the silver,

Lance

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The second picture is how white can come out on black blank with use of the silver underwrap.

Overlay with NCP white and one coat of Flexcoat CP.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/11/2010 09:57PM by Bill Stevens.

Bill that looks very well on them rods but is a little dull looking for this Tn. rod Im workin on.LOL just kidding.Actually the only thing I can think of that I know less about than building rods is football.

Dull!

You should have seen the commotion in the room when the Gator crowd realized that the last three guides on the rods were wrapped with Purple and Gold!

"Rocky Top" fishing rods do not attract the "Shine,Cash Crop and Q" crowd and it simply has not been worth the effort in the past few years for us to move into that area!

OLO!

What paint do you use, acrylic? Thanks. Clinton

I am putting NCP white and regular nylon orange on a blue blank now. Two good coats of CP and it looks - Good - Pack well the blank will show if the thread is not well packed together.

Bill - willierods.com