John Cates Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This sounds like your finish is under mixed. A > tacky finish is indicative of improper or > insufficient mixing. Basically, mix it longer and > more thoroughly. Scrape the walls of the cup and > bottom but avoid introducing bubbles. The finish > will appear marbled, then cloudy, then marbled
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I've been using flex coat to successfully repair/replace guides on rods, and recently posted a question about thread and color preserver on a particular star rod I am repairing. The problem I am now having with it is that the 3 guides I put the epoxy coat on after 4 days are still tacky and seems to not be wanting to fully cure. The temp in my house is around 72F, normal indoor Florida humidity.
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Picked some up at the Mud Hole today a few miles from my house :) no worries there.. Thanks again for the info on all that
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Chris Tulk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Chris, > > As Don said you needed to put CP on the red. The > black didn't bleed, the red simply turned really > dark.if you search this site you will find posts > that point to some pictures of threads side by > side showing CP vs no CP. It amazing how much the > color can change.
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Thanks Don. I guess I'll be picking up some CP later today for future use. I just haven't had the need to use it with the ProWrap ColorFast thread, at least yet, I shouldn't have switched out thread types on the repair, it was a closer matched Red with the GudeBrod from what I could tell, after the epoxy not so much LOL.. Is it a good idea to just use CP on all thread except black as a genera
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Hello everyone, my first real post here after trolling around the troves of great information. I haven't build a complete rod yet, however I have one purchased that I plan on doing soon. In the mean time I've been repairing piles of guides on my friends rods and practicing cross wraps on and old ugly stik lower half. Recently I replaced a double foot guide on my fathers Star Rod for him, the thre
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glad I found this thread, great options, thanks to all for the ideas. I think I'll try the elastic thread out..
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