Well I went on Cabela's yesterday and bought guides, rod finish, thread, and a rod holder with thread tensioner. Gonna try and fix a few of my rods with bad guides all by my lonesome. Wish me luck. I have a funny feeling this is going to be one of those things that takes lots of skill and experience and will have me wishing I dropped the rods off at the repair shop....

not as hard as you may think! take your time, prep blank well, you may want to use some sort of dryer(8 rpm motor or so). feel to pm me if i can help.

Fixed my first guide! Went well and not as bad as I thought. I think it looks great. Cabellas is pretty good for the supplies! Thanks for the help!

next time you need supplies/gear try to use site sponsers and local shops we all need to keep these guys around. i've seen too many good shops go away.