Pretty careful about washing hands (always follow wash with a wash of denatured alcohol). Learned about thread contamination after an episode with a dust clearing effort using some Fabreeze!!! I will try the straw method. Use it to break bubbles on the tin foil but a little heat is just so easy on the wraps. Guess I might have just learned a new lesson!!!!
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Bill, no more footballs after reviewing info from this site!! Chuck, have had this problem with other epoxies as well. I do use a torch (at a distance) to break any bubbles. Could this be the problem? I only use the heat for a split second (much less that the burn finger test), but maybe that is long enough to thin the epoxy too much? My current finish is nice and flat but just shows t
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Thanks Duane. I'll definitely give it a try. Just applied my second coat this morning on a spinning rod and have one more to go. I like the aftcote after having footballing troubles with other epoxies trying to cover that darned edge!!
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First off I'd like to thank all of you folks for the information on this site. My rodbuilding has improved dramatically in the last year!! Wish I had know 5 years ago about this site!!! My question is about the very edges of my wraps when I apply finish. I can still see the texture of the thread (just on the very edge) even after two coats. I'm using aftcote epoxy currently but I've used sev
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