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6 weeks ago
Frank Petroczky
I did finally get back to finishing the epoxy after being sick all week. It was several days before I was able to finish it. A quick gentle "wiping" down and the epoxy went on, leveled, and cured just fine. The definitive process is there is no one definitive process as I suspected. I just like to find the best practice that is suggested by veterans and start there. Plus my perfectio
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7 weeks ago
Frank Petroczky
Herb - Your response is part of the reason I asked the question of surface prep. I've seen others recommend what you're saying. I realized, after publishing my post, that I applied such a small amount of epoxy that the threads are showing so any sanding is out of the question at this stage. That is a great resource you linked. Michael - That write-up was one of the first things I stumbled on a
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7 weeks ago
Frank Petroczky
First time rod builder here. I built my first rod for my son last week for his birthday and it came out awesome. The thread epoxy is nice and wavy and uneven but it still looks awesome. I still have my first fishing rod my dad got me and I hope my little man will have this one. Now I'm building a rod for me. I put the first round of epoxy on deciding to try the multiple thin coats approach
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