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Color help
Posted by: Chuck Blocker (---.dia.static.qwest.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 11:00AM

I am building a spinning rod for my wife. I'll be using a pink metallic rod blank from Mudhole, Fuji SK2 painted reel seat (pearl blossom) and building the split grip from rose water acrylic blank from Bear Tooth woods. I know it is a lot of pink but that's her thing. Question is what color thread wraps, I know you guys are full of great suggestions so I'll go ahead and thank you in advance.

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: January 20, 2016 11:04AM

White NCP.

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Chuck Blocker (---.dia.static.qwest.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 12:49PM

That was my first thought as well, thanks Tom

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Mike Lawson (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: January 20, 2016 01:05PM

I did a lavender on pink for my daughter that I think came out well.

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Joe Willsen (---.isp.broadviewnet.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 04:09PM

I did a nice wrap for my sister in law using pink and teal....she loved it.

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Re: Color help
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 04:51PM

I just wrap the guide with nylon pink rod wrapping thread so that the thread essentially disappears. I use a gold trim band with it and it looks very nice.

Be safe

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Randolph Ruwe (---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 05:04PM

Hot pink with a white trim band.

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Lynn Behler (---.102.204.190.res-cmts.t132.ptd.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 05:52PM

I'm with Roger.

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Capt. Michael Harmon (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 07:04PM

I recently did two. One is metallic purple with NCP white trim bands and the other is metallic gun metal with metallic magenta trim bands. The mom and daughter love them. Good luck.

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Capt. Michael Harmon (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 08:58PM

Just checked what thread I used on the rod described above. It's not NCP white. I used sulky metallic white. MH

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Re: Color help
Posted by: Dennis Danku (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 20, 2016 10:29PM

White silk with a metallic silver trim band.

Dennis J. Danku
(Sayreville,NJ)

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