Any tips on how to maintain start wrap color.

Not sure what your question entails. What is "start wrap color?"

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George,
I never worry about the color of the thread that I am starting with.

Rather, I am concerned about the color of the thread - after I put finish on the thread.
I don't like the "look" of the thread that I have with color preserver or NCP thread. So, I just select color that - once coated will have the look that I want to achieve. Typically, for the main wraps, I like to match the color, so I look for a finished blank matching wrap.
I find that if I take typical Nylon thread and then wet it well with Denatured Alcohol - the wet look of the thread with the DNA applied will be very close to the thread - after finish has been applied.

So, I base my color selection on the appearance and color of the standard nylon wrapping thread that is wet with DNA. It works very well and I go with that look.

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If you want the ending color to be the same as the starting color, either apply color preserver to the bare nylon thread or go with color fast or NCP thread. Then the color tends to stay very much the same, before, during and after wrapping and finishing.

Be safe

If I use (as an example) brown thread color I want to maintain the same color for a finished product.

Then you will need to use "color preserver" on the thread before applying the epoxy top coat.

Phil Erickson Wrote:
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> Then you will need to use "color preserver" on the
> thread before applying the epoxy top coat.


And more than likely two or three coats. Do a test wrap first on an old blank or black wooden dowel, one test wrap with no CP, next to it another with one coat of CP then, two coats of CP, and then another with three costs of CP. Let dry overnight and then apply your epoxy. You will be amazed at the difference in appearance.

Tom



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/2013 05:06PM by Tom Wewerka.

You might want to try a new product called Formula D that has just come onto the market. We use it in our shop all the time look on Youtube under Victor Standridge and it explains how this products works. It is a quick drying with very to little no fumes. You also only need to use only 1 coat of Formula D instead of the 2 - 3 coats of the other products out there.

How come it was not addressed here
I am sure a sponsor would have said some thing about it ???

Bill - willierods.com