repairing loose spigots

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repairing loose spigots

#1 Post by sailnfish »

I have a Penn powerstix and the spigots have worn over the years. Anyone have any ideas on how to repair them? thanks in advance.
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Re: repairing loose spigots

#2 Post by sea serpant »

Ya can melt candle wax onto the male part of the spigot it,ll help tighten it
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#3 Post by JOHN1 »

No need to melt the candle wax just give it a rub to give it a light coating.
Be warned that sometimes in colder weather it can be very difficult to seperate the joint im speaking from experiance, done it on an old daiwa hpb i have stuck it like glue, i didnt try it since took a hacksaw to the joint to fix it :lol: :lol:
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JOHN1 wrote:No need to melt the candle wax just give it a rub to give it a light coating.
Be warned that sometimes in colder weather it can be very difficult to seperate the joint im speaking from experiance, done it on an old daiwa hpb i have stuck it like glue, i didnt try it since took a hacksaw to the joint to fix it :lol: :lol:
small bit of cotten tread that you use for fishing.not to much or you will be using john 1 s hacksaw :lol:
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#5 Post by beachbuddy »

Clear lacquer spray from the likes of Halfords,sprayed on in light coating and then wet and dry paper applied til a snug fit is reached.If its good enough for the likes of Terry Carroll then its good enough for the likes of me.
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Re: repairing loose spigots

#6 Post by ShaneH »

or you can use carbon spray
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ShaneH wrote:or you can use carbon spray
Were can u get this stuff Shane? Was looking for some a little while ago but ended up using car lacquer and wax and worked well.
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#8 Post by razor2 »

A crayon just rub it on and off you go easy and fast.
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#9 Post by Seaniebo »

paul skelly wrote:
ShaneH wrote:or you can use carbon spray
Were can u get this stuff Shane? Was looking for some a little while ago but ended up using car lacquer and wax and worked well.
http://www.gerrysfishing.com/maver-carb ... e-spray.ir

There ya are Paul, They seem to be out of stock at the moment, but thats the stuff I use.
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#10 Post by roger de dodger »

if its a rod you love get the spigot rebuilt ,your rod will be an inch shorter but you wont have to mess about with sprays or crayons or hacksaws :mrgreen:
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Re: repairing loose spigots

#11 Post by fishing mad »

Try the carbon spray first man I have used on some of my older rods with great results.
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Re: repairing loose spigots

#12 Post by paddyc »

Souhtside had plenty of carbon spray just before xmas I got 2 cans..
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#13 Post by dian11 »

I'm agree with you :)

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