refinishing glass rod

[CharlaineC]

i have a glass rod i am working on and want to strip it it fully and repaint and glaze it. whats the best way to do it

[Lotech]

I'm currently doing the same thing with a trolling rod I'm giving to my brother. It was Dad's favorite rod. I just sanded it down with progressively finer sandpaper, finishing with a 600 grit black wet/dry sandpaper. Then wipe it down with a tack cloth and finish it with 3-4 coats of hand rubbed polyurethane. It's turning out well.

[rockthief]

i have a glass rod i am working on and want to strip it it fully and repaint and glaze it. whats the best way to do it

By stripping do you mean removing the original finish/paint? Some people remove the finish with CitrusStrip. If you sand be careful not to sand into the fiberglass itself. After the finish is removed wash the blank and the clean it with denatred alcohol. Now you can paint it or just coat it was Lotech Joe suggested. Be sure to use exterior urethane since it has ultraviolet filtering properties which will protect your rod.
Another option is to remove all the guides and use Pledge, or a premium auto polish. I clean an old Montague glass rod and then rubbed a couple coats of butcher block oil on it and it looks great. If you are going to fish it a lot I'd go with the exterior urethane.

[CharlaineC]

the rod is fully stripped of guides at the moment i like the idea of the citrus strip . i'm heavy handed when sanding at times so i worry about over sanding.