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Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS!

 
 
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Old 10-13-2002, 11:38 AM   #5
Justfishin'
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Unhappy Mikes' right....

Sorry Tony, but you should strip the failed finish off-like Mike said, the soft stuff will eventually leak out and you'll have a gooey mess on a nice rod. A heat gun on low helps to soften the finish sometimes but be very careful not to heat the rod too much-you should be able to touch it,any more than that is bad for the blank. If you can't get it soft enough to scrape off with a plastic scraper you'll have to bite the bullet and carefully cut it off with a double edged razor blade and re-wrap. Please be careful not to cut yourself or the blank. As for mixing, I've had real good results using S.S.. mixing spoons like Dale Clemens recommends in Adv. Custom Rodbuilding. Good luck!
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