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    Posted: 05 Sep 2023 at 12:58pm
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I have an old solid glass surfcaster that all the rings are mashed on . Got new rings from Marine deals  and the plan is to  fit em all , But  the varnish or whatever it is painted over the rod is pealing / bubbling off  in places so Im thinkin  some sort of fibreglass friendly stripper may be the go , and what do I spray onto fibreglass to replace this coating , before or after I fit the rings  ( Im  using Fuji a grade polyester thread and clear epoxy  to stick them on ). 
Any hints or tip from those who have done a bit of this would be appreciated .
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An old blunt knife seems to be the way to go to remove the peeling varnish. 
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Originally posted by Mc Tool Mc Tool wrote:

I have an old solid glass surfcaster that all the rings are mashed on . Got new rings from Marine deals  and the plan is to  fit em all , But  the varnish or whatever it is painted over the rod is pealing / bubbling off  in places so Im thinkin  some sort of fibreglass friendly stripper may be the go , and what do I spray onto fibreglass to replace this coating , before or after I fit the rings  ( Im  using Fuji a grade polyester thread and clear epoxy  to stick them on ). 
Any hints or tip from those who have done a bit of this would be appreciated .

If your using flexi-coat on your threads then you can use it to re-coat the whole rod with it, just make sure its only a thin coat unlike what you would put on the threads. It pays to be able to have the rod slowly turning as the flex-coat is drying to get nice even looking finish, I have with some rods I have repaired just gone striaght over the existing rod finish and you would hardly notice the underneath coating..
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You will need to make or borrow a rod lathe to do a good job. I have done some very amateur type rebuilds and it's not a patch on a pro job
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Ohhh I forgot, it would be far cheaper to buy a good surf rod new, but that's not the point and I get that.
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Over the years I made a lot of rods , spin , surf ,fly and everything in-between. Always had trouble when it came time to coat bindings etc . We were doing a sheep on the spit one day and it clicked , a quick totoo on dad's lathe and an adaptor to hold a rod was made . A little more time and some rollers were produced. That was a long ways ago , but I still have that spit motor , but no time for building rods or cooking sheep ! .
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