I'm back from putting on a third coat of thread finish on after the second coat was slightly sticky. Its been just under a week and I'm having the same problem with the third coat but it is slightly better. This time my mix came out much clearer and seemed to harden better faster. I'm not sure if I am still mixing it in incorrect amounts or if it could be because its been getting significantly co
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Okay I'll put on another coat tomorrow, do you think it would hurt to do slightly more hardener just to make sure it finishes properly.
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Hi, thanks for all of the advice given. I recently finished wrapping all the guides and did two coats of 2 part thread master high build finish. The first coat went on perfect and hardened up great. The second coat has been on for around 5 days and is still slightly sticky. It's not to the point where it moves or moves when I touch it but it has not completely hardened. Should it be fine to leave
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Okay thank you for the response. It does take some force to move it so I think I'll finish the rest of the guides before deciding if I'll redo it.
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I just wrapped my first rod guide and it looks good but I can still move the guide around. The threads still look tight after moving the guide around. Is it too loose or will the thread resin secure it to the rod.
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I appreciate the help, I think I have the basics down now and will plan on experimenting with the two line static test once I get the guides in. I'm planning to put a Diawa BG 2500 with 15lb braid and no leader on this rod as well.
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I'm in the process of building my first rod which is a 7 foot Medium Light inshore rod from rod geeks. I'm looking to use fuji KL-H guides but don't quite understand the KR concept that goes along with it.
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