I have noticed some imperfections in the butt wrap finish using flex coat lite. can the first finish be lightly sanded with fine emery board then apply a second coat?

Yes, just don't go down to the thread.

When I do this I use a light wipe with a tacky cloth before finishing. You should see no evidence of sanding marks.

You sure can I have always done this and I also sand down all my Butt wraps using a High speed wrapper and anything from 120 grit to 180 grit sand paper to smooth out all the rough finish. After this is done just clean it up and put a new coat of finish over it for the final product just make sure that you have 2 to 3 hard dried coats of finish on the Butt Wrap first and that will work with any finish.

Glenn McMurrian



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/01/2014 05:24PM by Glenn McMurrian.

Bill, I'm not sure what the imperfections you have but you may consider putting on the second coat and and see if that eliminates your imperfections. With the lite build you have to be very careful not to sand through the finish into your wraps. You also have to give the finish time to cure or you will end up with a mess as it may become cloudy. I am not too familiar with the flex coat. I use the the 321 epoxy from Riley rods. If I need to sand it I will wait 24 hrs. after I applied it. I then sand with 220 lightly then 400 and finish with 600. I wipe it down with a clean cloth and do not use an solvents or alcohol. let us know how it turns out.

Hit it with a light sand of 400 dry next day

Bill - willierods.com

thanks to all who replied. I believe the imperfections are dust as we have 20+ mph winds here and the dust is through out my tying room though not seen. will wait till tomorrow and lightly sand with an emory board to eliminate defects then aply second coat LIGHTLY and hope it works.

Not quite sure why people are recommending sanding the finish so much, that is exactly what I wouldn't recommend or do myself. If tehre's something sticking up you can slice it off with a razorblade, and then put another coat of finish on. I Can almost guarantee that everyone will make a complete mess out of somethgn they've done by sanding.

Please read Greg McMurrians post and focus on his last sentence..MAKE SURE!!! If oyu sand with one coat and hit the threads you'll have a mess to deal with and everyone else who repliues shoudl send you $20 for encouraging you to screw it up, lol

An emory board may be too rough! Be careful!

That is why I always say ( LIGHTLY ) and with 400 dry just knock off the high spot
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Only hit the dust spot or thread sticking up i don't bother to sand the whole thread area not needed

Bill - willierods.com

I agree with Billy. I would not risk sanding a single coat. Cut off the "nips", add the second coat and if you've really screwed things up, sand a little bit with a two coat build-up...even that is risky.

Do a practice wrap on some scrap and make it bad in terms of nips. Coat once and see what you can do with it. Try going into the thread and see what happens. See if you can fix the appearance if you go into the thread. You might be surprised what you can do. Try cutting them with a razor (be careful) and see how that goes for you. The point is to try something out before you do it on something that you don't care about first.

Chester

May your line be tight and your beverages be cold!

Use a flexible double edge razor not a rigid single edge. Double edge razor blades (the kind you shave with) are a lot sharper than single edge blades. Bend the razor blade so it follows the blank a bit and slice off any nibs sticking up and then recoat. Sanding is almost never necessary.

I agree with both Billy V and Jim I on this: the reason why we recommend not to sand is because it is quite common for people to over sand and ruin their dec wraps. You would have to be a real klutz to ruin your wrap with a curved double edge. Wrap a layer of masking tape on the other edge of the blade you won't be using for personal safety reasons.

I will probably take two to three coats to cover correctly so another coat may just cover any boo boos

Bill - willierods.com