Have always applied epoxy directly over acrylic inks without any problems. I usually apply two coats of epoxy to the inscription area, do the lettering, and then one coat of epoxy. It lifts the lettering away from the blank and gives the appearance of being suspended for a unique look.
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Have found various brands of acrylic artists ink to work better than anything else, at least for me. A few of them are "FW.", "Permanence", and "Speedball" all found at art supply stores.
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Will you be using CP? As mentioned Garnet-Gold orSilver-Blk......Gudebrod Chestnut 5274 matches the blank very closely. Garnet-Tan-black-Silver is classy looking. Would encourage you to do some test wraps with the colors against each other. Its like mixing differnt colors of paint. For example, when garnet is wrapped next to cobalt, the garnet will appear brighter as opposed to garnet next to tan
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If you Google " dyi light box" there is ALOT of info and tips. Made one using foam board and use the swing arm lights from the wrapping bench.
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Another good point that Billy made in an earlier post is that the darks go really dark when CP is applied. On my sample card i put down a strip of masking tape, covering half of the samples, and applied CP for a side by side comparison.
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Ron.........have you tried looking on their site?
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Have not spoken to Karen, but if you look towards the bottom of the page, you will see a post by her two days ago.
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Bob, I use a size .5 which works well. Found that gold or silver metallic will clog the tip though. Assume the metallic pigment is simply too large to allow an even flow of ink. Have tried several different brands of ink with the same results. Just did a google search for gold ink for use in technical pens...FW Acrylic Artist ink, imitation gold. Have seen the FW brand only in art supply stores.
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# 8 Do not eat Cheetos when wrapping decorative butt wraps.
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Simple Green is used by alot of reel repair folks.
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Ray......Your e-mail addy is hidden
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Billy, Did you forgret to take your meds today?
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Have no idea, but wanted to be the first to suggest doing some test wraps. Have a safe 4th
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Karry, Would like to respond, but your e-mail is hidden.
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Shawn, Your email addy is hidden. Encourage you to take Andy's advise and at least give it a try. ALL the baitcasting rods i build are spiral wrapped
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Chuck, Just checked and am able to bring up the site.
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Chad, Not trying to be a "SA", your question has appeared many times before on this site. As with any forum, try doing a search for your particular question. You will find alot of responses already posted.
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Steve, I have been a custom golf club maker for years and have done club work for pros on all the tours. Have used the "shafting beads" in certain situations. Shafting beads are the same fine medium used for sandblasting. If you mix too many of the beads with the expoxy, you will not get a good bond. Also the beads will tend to make the connection "squeak" under load. Can't th
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David, Have you considered Garnet---Silver / White---Black Chevrons on 8 axes?
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Jeff...tried to send you an email but the mailer deamon reared it's ugly head. May be an AOL thang. Anyway, anyway have some questions for ya if could respond via my email. Thanks ..Craig
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Fabrice, Have a look on Mud Hole Tackle (Sponsor on the left) at the top of their home page, you will see a header for Rod Building 101. There is some good information on doing crosswraps. VisualWRAP (also a sponsor) has everything to get you started and beyond.
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Thoughts and prayers sent your way Andy
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Am lucky to live in the same area as Andy Dear and have seen some of his test sticks with various epoxys. It's a "no brainer" for me. In fact, placed an order for more ThreadMaster just yesterday. As Doc mentioned, time will tell, as people will be able to see the difference!
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Marty....Sufix Performance Braid..IMHO...is at the top of the braid list at the moment.
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Andy..............All good news!
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no "upload photo" button ....either......lol
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Registered on the photo page and there is not a post photo button?? Tried to re-register but user name was already in use. What to do?
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Thanks to everyone for their input and taking the time to respond.
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Would appreciate your suggestions for moderatly priced PR blanks.....7'6" ... 8-17 range. Rod will have a Calais 200A and be used wade fishing for redfish using 8-10 lb. test throwing 1/8 oz. spoons, soft plastics, and ocassionally top water plugs. Have been using a Loomis PR844 which works just fine but would like a little extra length. Thanks for your input.
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