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sunlight has nothing to do w/ making the finish cure faster or slower. epoxy curing is a chemical reaction. although, the temperature at the time of application does help in making the epoxy flow better and setup slower or faster, but it really does not change the overall cure time. by putting it in the sun, you are actually adding unnecessary UV to the finish, which does actually dry out and flatten the appearance of rod finish epoxy. the cloudy color could be due to the excessive heat you put to the finish and added additional bubbles to the finish and possibly even overheated the finish. a week is usually a good amount of time to wait for a rod finish to cure, especially if you are using one heavy coat of finish. with aftcoat, you could even wait 2 weeks before using a rod.
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