Resurrecting old surfcaster
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Topic: Resurrecting old surfcaster
Posted By: Mc Tool
Subject: Resurrecting old surfcaster
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 12:58pm
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I have an old solid glass surfcaster that all the rings are mashed on . Got new rings from Marine deals and the plan is to fit em all , But the varnish or whatever it is painted over the rod is pealing / bubbling off in places so Im thinkin some sort of fibreglass friendly stripper may be the go , and what do I spray onto fibreglass to replace this coating , before or after I fit the rings ( Im using Fuji a grade polyester thread and clear epoxy to stick them on ). Any hints or tip from those who have done a bit of this would be appreciated . ------------- I wish I was young again .... Id be heaps smarter than this time |
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Posted By: Fish Addict
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 1:30pm
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An old blunt knife seems to be the way to go to remove the peeling varnish. Have a read here: https://community.deckee.com/topic/93207-remove-old-rod-varnish/#:~:text=Ive%20rebuilt%2Frepaired%20a,90%20degrees%20to%20the%20blank." rel="nofollow - Remove old rod varnish - Tackle Talk - DECKEE Community
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Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 3:14pm
If your using flexi-coat on your threads then you can use it to re-coat the whole rod with it, just make sure its only a thin coat unlike what you would put on the threads. It pays to be able to have the rod slowly turning as the flex-coat is drying to get nice even looking finish, I have with some rods I have repaired just gone striaght over the existing rod finish and you would hardly notice the underneath coating..
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Mc Tool wrote:Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 5:56pm
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You will need to make or borrow a rod lathe to do a good job. I have done some very amateur type rebuilds and it's not a patch on a pro job
------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 5:58pm
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Ohhh I forgot, it would be far cheaper to buy a good surf rod new, but that's not the point and I get that.
------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: lawabidingpoacher
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 8:08pm
| Over the years I made a lot of rods , spin , surf ,fly and everything in-between. Always had trouble when it came time to coat bindings etc . We were doing a sheep on the spit one day and it clicked , a quick totoo on dad's lathe and an adaptor to hold a rod was made . A little more time and some rollers were produced. That was a long ways ago , but I still have that spit motor , but no time for building rods or cooking sheep ! . |