Hello All,
This is my first post as I'm seeking knowledge. I've made a few surf rods now as I inherited the skills from my dad and love it. My trouble is I wanted to change the colour on a couple of old fibreglass rods I'm repurposing for my daughters. I've done a few searches here in the forum but couldn't find any answers. I was advised to use a 2-pack paint and bought a marine product, Norglass Northane in white gloss. I mixed it up as per the directions and have applied it to the rod. I brushed it on while the rod was turning and after drying it was covered in 100's of tiny bubbles. I saw a few here and there when I was applying it and popped them with some warm air but guess I must have applied it too thick as 100's more came out later during drying. Also should I thin the paint down a bit after mixing to assist with not getting any air bubbles? The paint seems to work great with being flexible for fishing use but I just want to get a smooth glossy finish without the air bubbles. There would have been no humidity when I applied it due to my winter and the air was cool at about 16 degrees Celsius.
Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Geoff

Geoff,
I suspect that if you had sprayed the paint onto the blank you would not have had the problem.

Good luck

Geoff,

You are going to think I'm crazy, but if they are Fiberglass blanks and you have a power wrapper I would wrap the whole blank (minus the seat/grip area) with thread. I have done this at least a dozen times on old and new blanks with outstanding results. After wrapping with thread of course you also have to apply finish to the thread but it's not a big deal. Again I only do this on fiberglass blanks because I'm not really concerned about any added weight. With this technique your colors are only limited by the thread colors available. Good luck!