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Thanks again Kevin. I am ordering Flex-coat and assorted items from Cabelas. Cups, brushes and color coded syringes are on the list. I watched a you-tube video with a guy using epoxy applied with the blunt end of a drill bit on his wraps. I thought I could do that. I need to read more and ask more questions. I took this rod out last evening and lawn casted it at the park. It ain't too bad. I know I can do better with time and experience. Thanks for the ebay link. Jim
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Jim,this is how I do it. Rod thread finish epoxy is much thinner than 5 minute epoxy. Do yourself a favor and order the disposable brushes, too, they are easy to use and you can clean them with denatured alcohol and re-use if you want. You may want to warm the Flex Coat bottles in a cup of a little warm water before mixing if it is cold where you are. With the syringes, mix 3 cc of hardener and 3 cc of resin to make it easier to get the proportions exact. Mix the h**l out of it, mix it some more, pour it out on a flat piece of aluminum foil, and blow the bubbles out of it with a drinking straw as they rise to the top. The foil also keeps the epoxy from building up heat and setting up too fast. Now you are ready to cover your thread wraps. Cover them generously, and then swipe off the excess sag from the underside with the brush. Use the straw to gently blow out any bubbles on the thread wraps, too. Turn the rod 180 degrees by hand every couple minutes for a while as you make sure you did not leave too much on and it will level nicely. Then put it on a drier if you have one, or keep turning it by hand every few minutes if not.
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Thank you Greg. I've got the flex-coat, brushes, syringes and other things ordered from Jannsnetcraft for my next build. We live and learn huh? My next build is going to finish better I hope. I appreciate all the help I get from FAOL members. Jim