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2 years ago
Justin Mercer
Thank for the responses. It sounds like most folks are in agreement that I’ve gotten soot/smoke in my epoxy. I’ll admit that I haven’t built any rods in over 5 years until recently and am having to relearn some lessons. I’ve also been using a burner instead of the torch bottle that I used to use. For what it’s worth, I’ve been using the same alcohol that Roger mentioned above, but perhaps my wick
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2 years ago
Justin Mercer
I’ve looked for answers to this, but have not been able to find it. I put finish on a cross wrap the other night and had some bubbles that I wanted to remove. I use my alcohol burner to flame the finish and noticed what appeared at the time to be color from the thread leaching into the finish. This may not be the case, but the black color seemed to be coming directly from my diamond wrap and spre
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