Thanks again guys. I have tried the talc method and the result was extremely cloudy, gold (ish) almost yellow, not clear at all but amazigly it still had a shine. Tried a very tiny dash of talc and the results were unimpressive, almost indistiquishable from the basic finish. So Ive decided to go with regular 2 part epoxy then dull it down with fine abrasive wet&dry 800 grit rubbing pap
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Wow, thank you. Just adding something as easy as baby talc, I would never have thought of that. I'll give it a try and let you all know the result/s.
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I am building a rod and I want it to have zero glare on the epoxy. Does anyone know of a method that will kill the shine in Regular or High build before application? I will only be applying epoxy to the wraps. Or is my only solution to scrub the finished surface with 600grade wet&dry abrasive paper? Rod Spec; Harrison (Liverpool UK) 11ft two piece blank ground dull in the facto
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As with Rik I am also wrapping a rod for the first time in more than ten years and have also noticed the pronounced bump of the thread after trimming it off. Now I will try burnishing the bumps a little more as advised. Thanks also for the link to the video, its certainly a new step forward on the 'how to' of wrap finishing. I use a surgical scalpel that has disposable blades instead of a
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I have had one of these rods through my hands in the late '90's. The blank and rod was made by ITALCANA of Italy and was approx 180-200lb class, lined with 600lb braid it would easily hold my 140lb body weight off the deck, bending 25-30% as it did so. I would suggest you email the factory in Italy, they work in English so nothing to worry about. I cannot say if the blank was hollow or sol
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Hi Robert I am a new member from England and this is my first post. Here we fish with floats (bobbers I thjnk you call them) in ponds, lakes and rivers, and it is when fishing rivers we use centrepin reels (many of which are handmade and very expensive) and we have some blank manufacturers who could supply rod blanks specific to your requirements. From the replies above my understanding is
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