Hi All,

Not sure if this is the correct forum, didn't seem like rod building was quite right, so here it is.

I have one PVC (black thick stuff) rod tube for a rod I built. I have no problem sticking an expensive fly rod in a $4 PVC tube I made. It's stronger than most commercial rod tubes. I have another rod with no tube and I am going to build another, so two more PVC tubes will be joining the stable.

That said, they are a bit ugly and I was thinking about sprucing them up some with some "custom" paint job by myself. I may even go to the hobby store and find a airbrush for some detail. Have not decided on that. I assume I'll give it a light sand job to scratch up the surface for accepting paint well.

My main question is what kind of paint? ? ? ? I have standard latex house paint but that does not seem like the thing to use. Nor the cans of rustoleum. Maybe some spray enamel? Hobby paint?

Have any of you painted your PVC tubes? Let's see pictures!

Did you over coat them with some sort of sealer after painting?

-wayne