I scan them and e-mail the image to Decal Connection and have them reproduced on waterslide paper in silver.
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I believe it's gudebrod cobalt blue (50) nylon without CP, trimmed in either pewter or gunmetal. I built one for my wife with gudebrod purple (468) nylon trimmed in pearl metallic with CP. It looks pretty sharp. The pearl trim ties in her Stradic reel pretty well
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Micro Set prepares the surface for application and Micro Sol (for lack of a better word) melts the decal to the finish.
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While setting up a 6' med. spinning rod for my dad last night, I noticed that the intersect point was exactly at the end of the blank. I tried to place the guides like that, but I couldn't get, what seemed to me, proper placement. Should I create a false intersect point x" from the tip and build from there? Thanks, Scott
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I had a few brick foam arbors laying around. I turned them down on my drill press to fit the handle, then reamed them out to fit the blank. It was only my third rod, and I didn't know any other way to do it other than the tape method. It took some time, but it sure turned out great.
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Thanks for the replies. I applied it on my lunch break and it looks really good................at least in my opinion. I'll put my last coat of finish on tomorrow night. I can't wait to see how it turns out. This is my first rod with waterslides and only my third rod to date. Is there a cure for the addiction? Thanks, Scott
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Is it necessary to apply color preserver over the new waterslides from Decal Connection before my final coat of epoxy? Thanks, Scott
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Try a gun shop, sporting goods store or even wal mart. It's in the gun section, usually around the re-bluing kits.
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I have re-finished many gun stocks with tru-oil, so I figured I'd try it on a cork handle. I applied it by hand, just like i've done before. It won't dry. It's still tacky after 15 hours. I have put up to 4 coats/day on the stocks that i've done with only 2-3 hours between coats. They were never tacky. Could my tru-oil be too old?? Thanks, Scott
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Thank you Tom.
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Is Rod Bond an acceptable epoxy to attach the guide tube to a spade bit? Thanks, Scott
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I have a drill press and some hand drills, so I'll see what works best for me. Thanks, Scott
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Can these drill bits be used to get to a close starting point on cork handles? I'd like to know before I order the kit to make some. Thanks, Scott
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Rick, How's the new puppy? If you make it to the show, could you check out a blank for me? I'm interested in the new 6'10" M/XF Rainshadow RX7. Thanks, Scott
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MudHole has some Rainshadow musky blanks on clearance for about $35. Great rods for the price. I haven't built mine yet......still waiting for some cork.
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Chris, Here's a link to St Croix's rod building site: www.stcroixrods.com/content.asp?id=66&section=builder Scroll to the bottom where the thread colors are. It tells you what colors are used for what rods. Hope this helps. Scott
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They are identical to Alconites of corresponding size.
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