rod building and repair

[seanie35]

looking for a bit of info lads, i have stripped down an old rod and put on new fittings. i need to know the best way to finish the rod as in what chemicals im gonna need, is there 1 brand that does the whole finish including the threads or am i going to need strong epoxy for the threads and then a different product for the finish, any info would be helpful except i aint going down the nail varnish lane thanks

[dfella25]

ShaneH is your only man to ask Seanie. Not only does he know his stuff he actually kinda sort of an ok bloke

[seanie35]

ive gotten my hands on some high build finish its just to find out is this for the threads aswell, gave the blank a few coats of paint aswell before i put anything on it and theres a fair few scratches and marks on it was there anything i could have done about the scratches and marks

[ShaneH]

The high build is for the whippins what sort of paint did you use on the blank and did you fully strip the blank befor you painted it

[seanie35]

hi shane the rod is about 6 years old with a lot of wear and tear. i spray painted it with gloss finish then sanded it and resprayed and same again. the marks in it are deep so it didnt fill with paint. if the high build is just for the threads what do i use on the rest of the blank, cheers and yes i fully stripped the rod

[ShaneH]

But did you take it all the way down to the bear carbon if you did then you shouldn't have any marks at all. For the blank if you spray paint it use clear car lacker for the last coat

[seanie35]

yes i got it down to the bare carbon had a fight getting the reel seat off , the marks are there probably from me being a bit to severe in stripping it but they aint that bad either, also there was splinters of carbon in the top third coming off it but that was just from heavy usage . i sanded all loose splinters off it.......thanks for the advice will get some car lacker tommorow