Just used Lumiseal for the first time last night and this morrning learned not to pour it into a plastic mixing cup befor applying to the wraps. The cup was half melted and sticking to the newspaper I had thankfully laid down. As I said lesson learned, Ill now use some small SS mixing cups I have.

Questions
Can fresh Lumiseal be poured ontop of hardend if I can't clean out the SS cups?
With Lumiseal being much more "watery" than epoxy how does one seal the gap at the base of the guide?
How long befor I can recoat?
I asume this would be the same for Perma Gloss (I have both, just grabbed Lumiseal first)


Scott

Scott,
You can pour it on top of already hardened product in the bottom of your cup.
It would take many coats to actually seal the gap on your guide feet, but since it dries so hard you would have nothing to worry about even if water got in there,
Wait 1 hr to recoat?
Good assumption
Thanks
Scott Parsons

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Thank You

One thing I forgot to ask is what about over CP or isn't it necesary? Used it this time because I want to keep the color (Fishhawk Lt Blue), will I have a problem with the penetration of the Lumiseal?

Scott K

The whole point of a color preserver is to keep anything else you put on top, epoxy, urethane, varnish, etc., from penetrating.

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Thank you Tom, thats kind of what I thought. So based on what Scott Parson said will the CP affect the performance of the urethane? Than to take it a little farther is epoxy a better choice than urethane for a salt water rod if it takes so many coats to completely seal the guide foot? Also to rephrasemy second question, will a urethane cause the thread to become transparent like epoxy?
Almost forgot what can be used to clean urethana off a brush?
Scott K



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/02/2012 04:45PM by Scott Kloosterman.

Yes, urethane will turn threads semi-transparent just like epoxy.

CP'd wraps are not inherently weaker by more than a few percent. It's not really a factor.

Urethanes such as LS or PG do require more coats than most epoxies to build the same depth but they are much tougher yet much more flexible.

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Not to completely hi-jack the thread. But, does LS have a self leveler?

Most all liquids are self leveling. If you look at Lumaseal in the bottle, you'll note that it's perfectly level across the top. Same if you pour it into another container. It levels automatically.

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But, it doesn't seem to level on a guide wrap like the 2 part epoxies.

It's thinner and sets more quickly. If you apply it quickly and leave it alone, it will do all it can do. All my wraps done with PG are perfectly level.

Never expect a moisture curing urethane to look like epoxy, however. The urethanes such as PG and LS will have what is called an "eggshell" appearance.


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