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Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
John Wright
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Date: April 23, 2018 02:00AM
I purchases a couple of blanks that are matte black finish. I want to keep the matte black theme and was wondering if anyone knows of a way to give epoxy a matte finish. I saw this rod with regular epoxy finish on wraps and it really didn't look very good. So I was looking around to find a way to give the epoxy a matte finish. Otherwise I guess its old school and semi-gloss varnish. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
Ross Pearson
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Date: April 23, 2018 07:18AM
If you lightly rub just the areas you want to change (thread wraps?) with some super fine steel wool or a fine scrub pad, it will dull those spots resulting in a matte finish look there. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
John Wright
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Date: April 23, 2018 08:32AM
I'll give that a try. Thanks. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
ben belote
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Date: April 23, 2018 08:42AM
Most of my rod wraps loose their gloss after a few fishing trips..lol. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
John Wright
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Date: April 23, 2018 08:47AM
ben belote Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Most of my rod wraps loose their gloss after a few > fishing trips..lol. Good point! Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: April 23, 2018 09:11AM
You can add a "flattening" compound to epoxy to give the epoxy a matt finish.
Essentially the same thing that is added to poly finish to either achieve a gloss, semi gloss or flat finish. Try some experiments and mix in some baby powder or talc into the epoxy finish. Do a bunch of testing on scrap blanks to find the effect you want to achieve and to also insure that you have not adversely affected the properties of the epoxy guide finish. Good luck Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
Mud Hole Custom Tackle
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Date: April 23, 2018 03:40PM
Hi - for a matte type finish, you may want to consider one of Seymo's products found here:
[www.mudhole.com] When it comes to finishes and the final look - opinions vary, some like it - some don't. So before using it on a project, you might want to get some scrap/practice blank segments and try it there first to be sure it is the look you are going for. Hope this helps - thanks. Regards. Team Mud Hole Custom Tackle Web: [www.mudhole.com] Email: sales@mudhole.com Toll Free Phone #: 1-866-790-RODS (7637) Stay Connected with us: FaceBook: [www.facebook.com] YouTube: [www.youtube.com] Instagram: [www.instagram.com] Tik Tok: Tik Tok: [www.tiktok.com] Twitter: @mudholetackle Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: April 23, 2018 03:43PM
Klass Kite has a flattening agent for their epoxy and urethane paints, wasn't expensive and you get a decades supply as you use very little for each rod finishing job and your thread work pretty much disappears. They also have a satin catalyst which I haven't used. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/2018 03:48PM by Spencer Phipps. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: April 23, 2018 05:42PM
Thanks for the ideas, Mudhole and Spencer. Mudhole, does the matte product result in a fairly good build, or is it more like Lumiseal and Permagloss.? Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
Jay Dubay
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Date: April 23, 2018 06:44PM Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
Christopher Lee
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Date: April 24, 2018 01:30AM
I have found that rubbing with denatured alcohol and a paper towel prior to the epoxy fully setting tends to dull the finish. That was discovered unintentionally. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
chris adams
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Date: April 24, 2018 09:24AM
Michael, that seymo product is thin like water so it more like permagloss consistency. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
Justin Carlson
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Date: April 24, 2018 08:55PM
3M makes a 3000 grit and 5000 grit sand paper for the automotive industry. You may be able to try using this on your epoxy after its dried. Just remember to use it wet. I may have to try this on a test piece. When I use it on clear coat on a car it dulls the finish but you don't see the scratches. Re: Matte finish on epoxy
Posted by:
John Wright
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Date: April 29, 2018 09:32AM
Thanks everyone. Lots of really great ideas. I can see I will be doing a lot of testing in the next few months. Will post photos of the result and the way that gave me what i am looking for. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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