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MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: Dale Holmes (---.lns4.bat.bigpond.net.au)
Date: July 12, 2011 09:12AM

Hi all,

I would just like to know if the mudhole MHX blanks are a matte or gloss finish - it is bit hard to tell from the photos on their website. It only mentions that the colour is slate grey.

Thanks

Dale
Hobart, Tasmania, AUS

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: Lou Auret (204.16.161.---)
Date: July 12, 2011 09:38AM

Matte. If you want more shine: as last step in build finish off with a carnuba car wax or similar polish.

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: matthew jacobs (---.122.31.71.static.ip.windstream.net)
Date: July 12, 2011 09:45AM

The finish is pretty well "naked graphite" or a matte finish. Except the light saltwater line, those have a gloss finish.

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: BobMcKamey (---.se.biz.rr.com)
Date: July 12, 2011 09:45AM

Standard MHX blanks are a matte slate grey finish, with the exception of the Lt Saltwater series and they have a clear gloss finish over the grey. Our Hi-Mod MHX blanks have a "naked" graphite finish.

Bob McKamey
bobm@mudhole.com

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: mike harris (---.cluster-h.websense.net)
Date: July 12, 2011 09:48AM

They have at least 3 different finishes. The standard MHX blanks have a matte clear coat. The new high modulus blanks have a bare graphite finish. The light saltwater versions have a gloss clear coat.

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: Russell Brunt (---.hsd1.fl.comcast.net)
Date: July 13, 2011 05:22PM

Might be the wrong place to ask but I have heard of "buffing" with kraft paper to polish or create a luster. Can anyone comment or what that ends up looking like and how hard or effective it is to carry out?

Russ in Hollywood, FL.

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: Todd Kreikamp (---.hsd1.va.comcast.net)
Date: July 14, 2011 09:11AM

The light saltwater's have a gloss to them, except the L902 which is a matte/clear.

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: Todd R. Vivian (---.se.biz.rr.com)
Date: July 14, 2011 01:06PM

Russ,
on a polished surface you can take a courser grade of paper (like one that comes off of an inexpensive note pad) and cut into strips and then buff on your power wrapper.

Regards,
Todd Vivian
Mud Hole Custom Tackle

todd@mudhole.com

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Re: MHX blanks - are they matte or gloss?
Posted by: Chuck Mills (---.grenergy.com)
Date: July 15, 2011 09:00AM

I like the naked graphite look. I have Lami XMGs and NFC (and blanks I have stripped). I put a coat of Meguires carnuba wax on after building and they have a nice sheen. Not glossy, but not matte. The plus for me is that there is no finish to scratch.

Chuck

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