New project dictates painting a part of the blank White. Opinions welcome as to which is the best way to go about painting a blank in white color. Thanks
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I have an Aftco aluminum reel seat with gold hoods, and in the process of rewrapping this rod. I would like to know if it is possible to paint and seal the reel seat hoods to match the new color scheme of the rod. Maybe mask them, spray them and put some kind of sealer on them for durability.? Any input or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you, Tom
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Got the bright idea to try my hand painting a reel seat for a new build but I've hit a question on what type of paint to use. Does anyone have any input?
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Hello Rod builders I actually have 2 questions. (1) what is a good spray paint for rods? Mud hole shows " custom rod builders spray paint" it looks a lot like krylon fusion is that it? And question #2 has any one ever wrapped there rod but with the twine mud hole shows along with the new turks knot and if so what's a good way to seal it? Thanks
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Got very lucky and aquired 6 St. Croix rods (very cheaply) that aren't quite the way I want them. Thinking of modifiying them just a touch. 1. Color ---If I strip them of eyelets and lightly scruff, wipe down, prime with XIM spray and then a coat of Krylon--- will the paint hold? 2. One of the rods is an 8'6" Legend Elite 2 pc and I would like make it a 7'6" would I mess it up t
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Hello everyone, I plan to paint a blank, and I would like to know if someone have ever used Lumiseal or Permagloss as finish, without any problem ? I have read that Lumiseal and Permagloss have a hot catalysts, and I am afraid by paint unsticking. I will try to paint and finish the blank in rotation to make a "sheathing" of paint and finish on the blank, for assure a good pain
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Does anyone make these? Tried searching the net, and haven't found anything. I have seen gimbals in this color, but no luck on the reel seats! -Mike
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Just curious if anyone has used the glow in the dark thread on a rod build. I was thinking of doing a shark rod next and was thinking of putting in a few accent wraps of glow in the dark thread. My question is what is the average life of the glow in the dark thread? As my rod will be mostly punished with sunny saltwater conditions during the day and long sandy saltwater beach's at night. I just
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It Cant be that hard!! I stripped the blank with citristrip-no problem, painted the blank with Krylon Fusion Gloss-no problem, sprayed with Krylon Clear-3 Coats, no problem. Let cure 7 days. Poured some Lumiseal on cheesecloth as directions on bottle say, ran it up the blank twice and covered it with lint from the cheesecloth.....UGH!! Sanded off lint and bad finish, grabbed some coffee filters p
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I'm considering painting a 4 piece fly rod blank with Krylon Fusion followed by a Permagloss clear coat. Any tips as to how to handle the paint transition at the ferrules?
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I have two 10' fiberglass bunkerspoon rods that I am re-building. I stripped off all of the components and sanded off the old finish. I want to paint the rods black and use LumiSeal as the top coat. My question is what kind of paint should I use? I bought a can of DupiColor black trim paint asuming that if it is good for plastics it would offer some flex and I also bought a can of black epoxy pai
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I am stripping an 81/2' 4wt rx8+ with an ern of 6.5 I built a few years ago. My builing skills have come along way since then and I wasn't happy with the way it looked plus I wanted to go with single foots on it. I was thinking about painting it with either krylon and a clear or have one of my local auto body shps spray it. I did some searches on the forum and I am wondering will the extra weight
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I normally use DNA to clean rod bond from surfaces when installing seats and grips. This particular rod I painted the reel seat with Krylon Fusion and cleared with Krylon Fusion. When I wiped epoxy from surfaces, the finish on the seat dulled. Is there a better clear to use or possibly a different way to wipe excess off. I'm going to fix this one by marbling the reel seat, but I would like to pai
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I need a automotive clear single or two part urethane or acrylic I don't care It just has to contain no uv blockers. The reason is I built a rod last year that was uv light reactive, that was until I had it clear coated. I knew it would probably be a problem but I thought I would try it anyways. I want to do another one and find a way to make it work with a quality clear coat. I have already ca
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Went to the local Ace Hardware hoping to find some Fixitif (or however it is spelled). Wound up with Krylon "Matte Finish".The label says it "protects arts, crafts, and valuables" which sounds like Fixitif. It supposedly "seals finished painting projects". THIS STUFF IS EXTRAORDINARILY WORTHLESS AND DANGEROUS. I had finished a rod, and applied the MHX decal alo
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Hi all, I'm fairly new to rod building (about a year) but as I have been getting a little better I have been doing more work for other anglers, however at the moment unless the blank is ok I have been stripping it down to bare carbon then sealing it with bonda seal, it does give the rod a nice finish, but more people are asking about getting their rods back to black, blue etc. Any advice on
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Aloha, I just stripped one of two 13' shore fishing rods and now I need to paint and seal the rods before I begin wrapping. My father has been building rods for the past 40+ years, but this is something new. I recently started wrapping rods and love it. These two shore fishing rodsa belong to my friends father. They are both sabers and are one piece. I was told that saber only made 10' e-glass
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I scuffed up an old rod blank, and painted it with krylon fusion paint. Has anyone used this product. Does anyone know if this paint will flake off? Thanks in advance
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I am wrapping with white thread, and wanting to know if a white sharpie to color the blank underneath the wrap will keep the white thread color white?
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I have a Castaway rod that I stripped down for a friend and lightly sanded it down , and am wanting to put a clear coat on it. So , Does anyone have any experience with the Krylon Clear coat, acyrlic? If so how many coats should i give it? Thank you.
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Well through a little more experimentation and thinking about all the comments and e-mails I got about how to keep the edge down I found that the only way so far to keep the edge down was to not do a full wrap with the edge finishing on top of the decal. The edge to rod bond is sound and does not lift (2 decals is all so far) but all the different ways I tried to get an overlap to stay did not
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I built a rod 2 years ago and the epoxy is peeling. Why? I used Permagloss on the blank and flexcoat lite on the wraps. Both are coming off in various places. Can I alcohol it and reapply to fix?
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Hi Starting to repair a 20 year old fibreglass 2 piece 12 foot DAM rod, the paint has been scratched and chipped off over the years, what do I need to do to repair/repaint this rod. It has sentimental value to my mate so I told him I would fix it up as best as possible, I have removed the guides and will replace them, can I clean up the rod and paint over it, if so what paint is best for the
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I recently started on 2 fly blanks at the same time. I prepped the seats and grips for gluing. Scuffed the finish on rod #1 and then #2. I mixed my glue and applied it to rod #1 and fit the seat and grip. I applied the glue to rod # 2 but the seat wouldn't fit onto the blank. What the heck was going on??? OH NO, I scuffed the wrong end of the blank!!! I could not believe what I had just done. I
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Has anyone ever attempted to paint or epoxe the reel seat hoods on an aluninum reel seat ? I am doing a rewrap and trying add a little color of the new threads instead of all black. Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks Tom
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Has anyone ever used spar urethane as a finish? I was reading the info on a can of the stuff and it seems as though it might work. I thought I read one time that people once used spar varnish. Is it the same as spar urethane? Bruce
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Hey guys winter has set in and its time to prep for next season as there isnt much else to do up here. I wanted to piggy back on another thread that was started so I can begin the process of painting some blanks custom this offseasn, but have never done anything like this. I have read a bunch of past threads but wanted to pick your brains: 1.) I will be painting mostly Baston graphite blank
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i'm looking to paint some solid glass blanks for icefishing and was wondering what would be the paint to use for this application
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Been painting a bunch of blanks lately and have ran into a particular problem a few times. On 2 blanks the paint has been crackling on one axis for about 1ft.. Each blank has been sanded/deglossed and wiped clean (water and cloth) paying attention to keep my oily hands off of the blank. I have resanded each and removed the imperfections wiped clean (water and cloth again) and the problem retu
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I was pondering painting a blank white and wanted some input in to how I should go about doing it. The blank in quesiton is painted and was wondering if I should strip the current finish or just paint over it. I know painting is another issue, but Im hoping your comments will shed some light for me.
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