How do you guys go about controling the webbing on your guides when applying the finish. I'm using Aftcoat. I have been putting the finish on super thin in multiple coats if needed, but I still am getting webbing especially on the smaller guides. Any suggestions how to eliminate this problem?

That's a good way to describe that phenomenon. I have the same problem. The only thing I can think of is to not coat between the guide feet (underwrap) after the initial coat. Of course that will give you a set of barbells - looking guide wrap.

If your talking about the build up where the guide leaves the blank, I use a toothpick to make sure it's as thick or thin as I want. I keep a box of them on my table. They come in handy for a lot of things.
Later, steve

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Dave,

When I am doing a rod's finish, I start with a tiny paintbrush to fill the guide tunnels and to make the edge of finish on the guide side of the wraps. I do all of the guides first. Then I'll go back with a normal brush and do the rest of the wraps. I know the tunnels are filled when I can see the epoxy wet the wraps down to the guide foot. If I get any creep I just go back with an empty brush and wick it away.

Thanks,
Rick

Rick - how do you coat the space between the guide feet - the underwrap?

Billy,

I don't use underwraps. Almost everything I do is flyrods, light spinning and casting bass rods, and steelhead rods. The last rod I underwrapped was an SCV factory job that I turned into a spiral. I did a really thin coat on the whole thing then came back with another really thin coat applied the same way. I took some time under the guide feet to make sure I didn't get any wicking up the feet. Any that did I took away with my small brush.

After I did it, I thought how much easier it would have been to do the underwraps, finish them completely, then wrap the guides over.

Thanks,
Rick

Thanks Rick. We're opposites. I do mediem heavy SW rods, and heavy FW rods.

I think I am understanding the question here so I will throw in my 10 cents. I was perusing a military surplus store one time and came across a box of old dental instraments. You know the midevil things they use to clean your teeth with while they are cutting your gums all up. I decided that I may be able to use some in my rod building so I grabbed a few. They are pretty slick. Most of them have some type of curve or bend to themso you can work them around the guide feet a little easier than a toothpick. I use them as a thread pick when I am doing weaves too. You will need to dull them up a bit or you may be cussing, but with a little bit of work they turn out to be very useful.