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white Grips?
Posted by: michael squillacote (167.206.233.---)
Date: February 16, 2013 01:52PM

Well I have to ask are white grips worth trying? or do they stain? have a cool design thought up and not sure if I should go for it..

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: kevin knox (---.baybroadband.net)
Date: February 16, 2013 01:59PM

I built a set for myself on my standups. I pretreated them with scotchgurd and they have held up fine.

Kevin Knox
ANGLER'S ENVY CUSTOM RODS
QUEEN ANNE, MD 21657
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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: michael squillacote (167.206.233.---)
Date: February 16, 2013 02:18PM

Thanks btw your videos got me into this obsession... haha

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: February 16, 2013 04:46PM

Michael,
White grips and all of the things that go with fishing.
My guess is that they would stay white for about 1 hour while fishing.
I am sure that they would hold up fine. But I am also sure that they would look very dingy and gray in a very short time, due to the things that get on anglers hands while fishing and are then transferred to the grip.

Roger

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: February 16, 2013 04:47PM

This question sore of reminds me of the lady who wanted a white rug at the entrance door to her house and then was all upset when folks would come in, and get the rug dirty by standing on her clean white carpet.

REW

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.nycmny.fios.verizon.net)
Date: February 16, 2013 05:50PM

White grips stay clean, but they have to be sanded a particular way so that everythng wipes off of them. A toothbrush soap and water will keep white grips looking like new. I made teh grips for Kevin out of high quality white EVA blocks, I'm not able to make any until I get my shop back up and running.

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: February 16, 2013 10:30PM

Billy,
Do you have any sort of time frame to be fully recovered from the terrible effects of the storm?

Roger

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: ernest sebastian (139.192.83.---)
Date: February 17, 2013 05:08AM

first thing running my mind when talk about white grip is made from foam+fiber sleeve
with good PU coat i think they will white last longer

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: kevin knox (---.baybroadband.net)
Date: February 17, 2013 09:07AM

Michael,
Great to hear it. I am glad that I had some part in getting you into rodbuilding!

If you are coming to the show, I will have the white grip rod on my display.

Stop by!

Kevin

Kevin Knox
ANGLER'S ENVY CUSTOM RODS
QUEEN ANNE, MD 21657
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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: Michael Danek (50.33.215.---)
Date: February 18, 2013 08:25AM

Michael, anything is worth trying, and it sounds like you've been given some good ideas on how to handle it. Here is another idea for ramps that can easily be done in white to go with your grips. If you want to know how to do these, let me know.

[www.rodbuilding.org]

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Re: white Grips?
Posted by: Eric Viburs (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: February 18, 2013 11:40AM

use holly wood and seal them with a good finish and they will stay white, use fiberglass sleeve and dye them white (with a pearl too) and they will stay white, eva I do not know but can't emagine so.

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