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Blank Protection Question
Posted by: Tony Wilson (---.cinci.res.rr.com)
Date: February 01, 2011 06:24PM

Is there something I can use to protect a blanks finish? I am referring to the blank itself, not the epoxy that we use to coat the guides. I have, on occasion, used a little to much elbow grease when wiping up or away dried epoxy or wax pencil markings and rubbed the blanks finish a little raw with DNA.

Tony Wilson
Cincinnati Ohio

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Re: Blank Protection Question
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.chi.dsl-w.verizon.net)
Date: February 01, 2011 07:06PM

Dried epoxy cannot be wiped away with anything, as far as I know. The wax pencil will come off with a dry paper towel. Get the epoxy before it cures, with a gentle wipe with alcohol, and after that, just use a dry paper towel. Some blanks are more sensitive to alcohol and other spirits than others-I just don't use anything but a gentle wipe with alcohol or a dry towel, just in case. Since epoxy is a part of every blank, anything that will cut cured epoxy will probably damage a blank that is made of cured epoxy.

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Re: Blank Protection Question
Posted by: Tony Wilson (---.cinci.res.rr.com)
Date: February 01, 2011 07:31PM

A little less elbow grease and a little more proactive wiping down..........I knew it. Thanks Michael!

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Re: Blank Protection Question
Posted by: Andrew White (---.ks.ks.cox.net)
Date: February 02, 2011 07:24AM

There are some blanks out there that have really HARD finishes, and some that have soft finishes. Because I've peeled the soft finish off a few blanks (doing what you described), I went from DNA to Isopropyl alcohol (70%). It doesn't do the job as quickly, but it doesn't break down those soft finishes as quickly either.

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Re: Blank Protection Question
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: February 02, 2011 08:56AM

I put tape on the blank and mark that.
The pencil will also come off with rubbing a finger over.

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Blank Protection Question
Posted by: matt willey (---.client.mchsi.com)
Date: February 03, 2011 04:58PM

I use painters tape and wax the rod blank to with black magic liquid wax

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Re: Blank Protection Question
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: February 03, 2011 08:32PM

Watch that wax when you go to finish ---- fish eyes ???

Bill - willierods.com

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