just bought an older lami rod, with cork tape and a reel seat.
took off all the badly worn tape and now i need to know how to get the reel seat off.
the guides are in great shape and don't really want to mess with them
thanks for any info, ed

Hacksaw lengthwise in a spiral.
Peel it off.
Once off, soften the epoxy beneath with a heat gun (don't over do it, but you have a fair amount of leeway before you damage the blank with heat so don't sweat it).
Scrape the softened epoxy off.

It is a pretty simple process.