What's the disadvantage?
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I flex coat every rod I build, and 90% of the rods I've seen are completely flexed, most of what I build are heavier class boat rods, shark rods etc.
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What do you mean you shouldn't flex coat the blank?
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As much as I enjoy building with a brand new blank there is something so rewarding when a customer picks up their freshly redone rod and almost doesn't believe it's the same rod. With that said, maybe you can hit up a flea market, pawn shop and/or garage sales to find some older rods in need of some to to redo before trying it on some that your cherish.
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Just read someone else's post about and it got me thinking. My dad has always told me when painting a blank it needs to be epoxy based, but I've talked to another rod builder who said it doesn't matter, keep in mind all rods will be fully flex coated.
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I've never thought about scuffing a blank for the purpose of bonding, just wipe it down with DNA to get any oils off. I usually under wrap everything but I usually build higher class rods, even though I did just rewrap a st croix and didn't use under wrap. CP is necessary for nylon if you don't want the thread to change color/darken.
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Don't be afraid to apply a decent amount of flex coat, it'll spin itself out, if it's building up in a particular spot hit it with a little heat and pull some off with the brush. I use to go too light with flex coat and it never looked right. You'll get the hang of it, just takes practice.
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Thanks all, I'll post some pics soon. Nothing I've done so far has been super fancy I.e butt wraps but I may start experimenting soon with that.
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All white rod with white grips, sounds sweet. I think I'd just add white pigment to the flex.
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Billy Vivona has a book with patterns and instructions. Google billy vivona book, mudhole sells it.
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Hello everyone, I've been reading through this site for many months, I finally decided to sign up. I've been building rods for a few months now and figured why not sign up. I look forward to chatting with yall.
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