I ll second that, both of those companies are very helpful. They were both generous with their time and their knowledge helping me do my first build. Jeremy
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Thanks Jon, appreciate the info. What type of paint are you using, after watching some videos I think I want to try an acrylic paint so I can change colors by fading them, but i do have some testors enamel. Since that does not dry as fast do you know if I can fade that?
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Does anyone have any knowledge on using airbrush to paint the butt and or near the grips on a fishing rod. After watching this guy paint his custom lures I asked myself why not. I understand anything toward the tip has so much flex it could cause problems. Also what type of paint and how to dilute it? Thx Guys
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Thanks Roger, Martyn sorry I just saw you question, those were Rodgers pics but of coarse he took care of you. So many people on this site are awesome and experienced. What a great forum
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Both of those look like nice set ups, I already have my V blocks and thread center, I cant believe I didnt think of granger. Thank you Roger
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Thx Barry, your starting to act like my wife, I heard you the first time. LOL
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So the other day i was paid to haul away items for a customer and she had an old sewing machine bench unit. It has the motor down below the bench and the belt coming up through the table. Where can i find a pulley and chuck that i can mount to make this my rod wrapping bench? I ll try to figure out how to post pics
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I tried using rustoleum 2x that is good for plastic, i lightly sanded the existing paint, wiped with alcohol and painted the blank. The paint ended up looking pretty nice but after i did a cross weave on it and applied the color perserver to the thread it became wavy and flawed looking, after playing around with it a little i stripped all the paint off and found a nice looking blank down below, i
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Thanks for the reply, what I ll will try is a fine coat of pro coat over the painted blank before anymore threading and see how that goes. I ll post the results for others
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So i ve started my first project, an older spinning rod that had damaged guides and much of the thread was unwrapping, I decided to paint the blank with a spray paint for plastic and it looks pretty good, I made a cross wrap and when I applied the u 40 color lock the threads look good but it seems bubbly and gummy on the blank. Should i have cleaned that part immediately with alcohol? What can I
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First thanks to everyone who contributes financially and with knowledge. Im about to build my first rod a medium action spinning rod for shaky heads, small jigs. What size thread is common for wrapping your guides and decorative wraps in the butt section, I went with the microwave guides if that helps any. I m sure I have probably read it somewhere but my brain is on overload with everything Im l
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