Trying to get a rod ready. Pretty new to this. I know expoxy is the way to go but is there anything at the local Lowes or HD that would work pretty good? Any clear coat product you guys know about that might stand up for a few years on a fishing rod's wraps? I want something easy and do not care if I have to give it a few coats. Thx.

Spar urethane is available at any hardware store and will do in a pinch. It's what the bamboo guys used for years and many still do. It may add a touch of an amber tint to your wraps but if they are darker colored, probably not noticeable. You'll need several coats to finish smooth, probably 4-5 but they can be put on about an hour apart.

Terry

Sorry for the double post.

Terry



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If you have a craft store near you they should have casting resins... "Easy Cast" has been said to be the same stuff re-packaged as another brand of wrapping resin. I cant confirm or deny that its just what Ive heard. Ive used it with good results.

Lows sells a coating called Glaze Coat. Its used for coating bar tops. Mixes the same as any other resin and actually has what I think are better characteristics than some of the actual resins out there. I do not believe though that it has the UV inhibitors that other actual wrapping resins have though. Or at least I have not found anything that says it does or does not. I have used this stuff MANY MANY times for examples since its so cheap. I also have used it with great success in making CF handles as I use it as the buildup resin.

If I ever find out that Glaze Coat wont yellow with exposure to the sun I wont use anything else. Thats how much I like it, and its available locally.... AND ITS CHEAP

I too have been using a two part Bar Top finish with good results.
Mine is called Enviro Tex Lite.
It was a gift from a carpenter friend in Canada, who had it left over from a project.
I'm not sure if it's sold under that name in the USA.

easy way to test if it UV resistant: coat some old pieces of blank that have been wrapped in blues and browns and whites and then peg them out in your yard for a year or two.
Underside compared to top will tell the tale.
you will see bleaching/fading and the white will show the yellowing.
Plus it cost a few pennies and YOU know what works .
I have the results from several tests on things from PG to water based poly's.

Garry Thornton Wrote:
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> I too have been using a two part Bar Top finish
> with good results.
> Mine is called Enviro Tex Lite.
> I'm not sure if it's sold under that name in the USA.

I've used this for years and it is available here in the USA. I do cut mine about 50% before applying to the guides.


Look for a place whose initials are HL and offer weekly 40% off coupons and that $13 for 8oz can becomes very attractive.

I've been playing with some Waterborne Poly's that have UV in them also.