Would removal of the 2 coats of flex coat slow cure from a St. Croix legend tournament rod blank possibly make a 7.5 tip into a 7 ???

Why is there Flex Coat epoxy on the tip of the blank? St. Croix surely didn't put it there. Not sure what is going on, but it someone slapped a couple coats of FC on there before installing the tiptop it very well could reduce the tip OD by that much.

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Peter,
If you have a bunch of paint or finish on a rod tip, you can certainly use a razor blade that is scrapped perpendicular to the rod blank and any finish or paint will come off just fine. No need to have any finish or paint on a blank over the top of the graphite before attaching the tip.

take a razor blade use it at 90 degrees to the tip Scrap any finish off Then meassure the tip You will then know

Bill - willierods.com

So in a sense your saying that St.Croix doesn't have their cobalt blue finish on the tips of there rod blanks ??

I do that on any blank No matter who makes it It also gives a better bond for the tip top

Bill - willierods.com

The paint goes all the way to the tip and has a clear coat applied at the factory. There is no flex coat on the tip when you purchase a blank.

St. Croix doesn't coat their rod blanks with epoxy, Flex Coat nor otherwise. No.

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Tom Kirkman Wrote:
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> St. Croix doesn't coat their rod blanks with
> epoxy, Flex Coat nor otherwise. No.
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Tom, are you referring to just the tip ??

Blanks aren't coated with Flex Coat, nor any other similar epoxy.

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St. Croix blanks are only painted. If you scrape off the paint, you may or may not get the size you're looking for. I always remove the paint before installing the tip.

Scott Hovanec Wrote:
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> St. Croix blanks are only painted. If you scrape
> off the paint, you may or may not get the size
> you're looking for. I always remove the paint
> before installing the tip.


Why do they say " 2 coats of Flex Coat slow-cure finish"

Hi Peter,

I read that on the St. Croix website, under the descriptions for their fully built rods.
I'm gonna bet that refers to the guide wraps only, and not the rod blank itself.

Take care,

Chris

Chris Herrera Wrote:
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> Hi Peter,
>
> I read that on the St. Croix website, under the
> descriptions for their fully built rods.
> I'm gonna bet that refers to the guide wraps only,
> and not the rod blank itself.
>
> Take care,
>
> Chris

Yes, you are absolutely correct ! I called St.Croix and that was exactly what they told me, thanks.

Thanks for everyone's help !!!