Should I put epoxy over decals? I'm meaning like the sticker describing the rod blank and then a logo sticker? I have on a couple and not sure I liked it...

The striker or decal won't last very long if you don't.

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It's decision time. You really need epoxy over and for some decals epoxy under and over the decal / sticker. If you prefer something else, now is the time to remove what you dislike and get the something else.

Decal Connection (there is a link to their site at the left) can provide simple text decals that are not so pricey and in a wide variety of fonts, some of which fonts are the next best thing to a manual inscription.

Thanks donald! I just got hooked up with decal connection! Looking forward to my stuff. Should work much better than what I have.

i always apply a coat of CP over decals before Epoxy

Barry Thomas Sr Wrote:
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> i always apply a coat of CP over decals before
> Epoxy

I apply a couple coats of CP before epoxy...just to be safe. 'Don't want any curled decals!

Don Campbell
don@sensorfishingrods.com

I will try that. Does color preserver require the rod to be spinning in a dryer? I have a rod we built this weekend and it's got about a 5" wrap. That plus decals was a long stretch of epoxy and to be honest I did a terrible job applying the finish with a brush. Beautiful rod looks like junk to me now. Not sure what to do differently. I guess keep practicing.

be careful of decals, wipe them down with a cloth first. the occasional printing machine uses a rubber protector on them which touches the top of the decal as it moves across to print the next decal and it leaves a rubber/silicone smear on top of the decal..then you brush the epoxy on and wonder why it all turns to crap.!.. (been there done that)
cheers

Does color preserver need to be applied on a dryer like epoxy?

My decal doesn't look bad it's the open area of the blank around the decals and open area below my wrap that looks awful. I'm letting it dry for a couple days and then try to put a second epoxy layer on it to see if I can help it.

Here is the wrap we put on this rod. Only my second wrap done. Hoping I can salvage the finish on the decal to make this rod presentable!

Yes and no. It depends on how much you apply. If it tends to run or sag, then you've likely put on too much and will have to either remove some or rotate it. On thread this isn't usually a problem as the thread will soak up most of the CP. It doesn't hurt to flip the rod a time or two a few minutes after application, but most of the time there should be no need to mechanically rotate the rod like you might do with epoxy.

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Thanks!