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Crafty Angler · 02-23-2004, 03:18 AM

Hey, CMP or Swimmer, I got a question for yas.

IF someone was about to get, say, a VS 200 or perhaps redo a Penn 650 and wanted to trick it out and wanted the reel chromed or better yet, anodized in a certain color, would it be do-able?

Do ya need to strip off any previous anodizing to get the new color to stick to the metal of a reel ? What would the cost be to do that do ya think?

Sounds like you guys know the ins and outs of it. It sorta made me think, anyway, I'm just looking right now.

02-23-2004, 03:18 AM	#7
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	Hey, CMP or Swimmer, I got a question for yas. IF someone was about to get, say, a VS 200 or perhaps redo a Penn 650 and wanted to trick it out and wanted the reel chromed or better yet, anodized in a certain color, would it be do-able? Do ya need to strip off any previous anodizing to get the new color to stick to the metal of a reel ? What would the cost be to do that do ya think? Sounds like you guys know the ins and outs of it. It sorta made me think, anyway, I'm just looking right now.
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.