So another topic made me think about something. The coatings that are made for the fishing industry all have some type of UV resistance factor built in. Does whatever they add simply keep UV light from degrading the coating, or is it like a filter which keeps what is under it from degrading as well. Much like UV resistant sunglasses protect your eyes.

I have been thinking abotu using a coating which I really like as a filler coat then top coating with a true fishing rod quality top coat. Just not sure if the filler would yellow.


Any thoughts

Most UV inhibitors are somewhat yellow to begin with. So having a perfectly clear epoxy finish that will never yellow is next to impossible. Many times the inhibitors involved are there to slow degradation of the epoxy, not to keep it clear.

Strangely enough, the more yellow or amber the epoxy, the more protection for what's underneath it. Put some paint in your epoxy to make it opaque and you protect what's underneath it. As far as scattering the UV light through a clear product, that's possible as well, but I don't think what you'll find in most of our epoxies are very proficient at that. Most any rod that sees much use will exhibit thread fading to some extent.

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