I see the subject of epoxy finish come up a lot on the forum. Just a suggestion here but maybe a seminar on the subject at the 2016 Expo could be worked in. That would be one i definite would attend.

I've been asked about that for many years but there is almost nothing to show. A 20-second visual on coating a guide wrap?

Almost everything else is about what to do. Epoxy finishing is more about what not to do. There just isn't anything to it. Nothing to show. No flaming, no tricks, etc. The less you do the better the finish will turn out.

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Hello Everyone.

Tom, what about taking to one of the Epoxy MFR about setting up a loop video of an epoxy application at their booth or maybe at the ticket counter or rod display area, just looped around & around?

Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

Again, you're talking about a 20 second loop. There just isn't anything to show. Ralph O'Quinn used to present such a presentation. About the only thing he added is the use of a spatula instead of a brush and he applied it while the rod was spinning.

I'll most likely add a video to the RodMaker Youtube channel at some point but finishing is just so terribly simple that when most see it done they can't believe that you don't need to poke, prod, brush, heat, etc. So they move on to a more extensive, difficult procedure and continue to wonder why they can't get a nice finish job on their wraps.

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This is one of the biggest problems in our classes. We get students that watch some videos prior to attending and think they have to work the Epoxy instead of letting it work for them. Largest problem hands down is applying finish.

Todd

Regards,
Todd Vivian
Mud Hole Custom Tackle

todd@mudhole.com

Gotta agree with Todd and Tom. the biggest mistake feel is that people want to mess around with the epoxy too much. mix according to directions. let the bubbles dissipate. apply. rotate until set/cured. if need be repeat. That's it. I've tried heating/flaming/warming/thinning etc. that's when problems arise.
Someone brought in a rod this past weekend with a terrible finish. and asked what went wrong. They had thinned and heated. I showed them one i had done 3 plus years ago and the out of the bottle finish looked as good as the day it was made.

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a video on what to do would last 20 seconds..a video on what not to do would be very lengthy

On second thought I think I will add a finishing seminar to the line up. Maybe watching just how simple it is, no matter that it'll be a pretty short seminar, will help a lot of people out. We can certainly add some Q&A to the session to go through specific problems that many builders have when finishing.

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Thanks for posting that Tom. When I first started delving into working on fishing rods, it was simply replacing the guides on a few of my factory rods. I used the same procedure that your video just showed, and the finish, albeit being thicker than what I now shoot for, turned out flawlessly.

It wasn't until I wanted thinner coats of finish on my wraps than what my first wraps had, that I started to run into problems. All of the problems related to the poking and prodding and trying to brush the finish on that you've alluded to in many threads concerning this topic.

I still have some trouble getting the proper amount of finish on the brush from time to time, but I've learned my lesson. Put it on and leave it alone. This video just enforces that lesson learned.

Thanks again for posting it.