finish issue

[mtalmadgeoregon]

I have a fly rod that I built that has a couple guides with uneven finish. It is past the 48 hour cure time on the threadmaster light that I used. Is there a way to apply new finish to the guides, despite the finish being completly set up? I would rather not have to take the guides comletly off and rewrap them.

[Raymond Adams]

Absolutely!

Just apply another coat of finish. I've apply more finish even after a week or more without any issues but it is recommended that past 24hrs you scuff the existing finish with a scotch-bright pad first to enhance the new coat bonding with the old.

If your first coat is REALLY uneven or wavy you should block-sand it and or slice with a razor to remove the high spots first though otherwise the latter coat will be about as uneven as the first. After all, finish is just another liquidwhen it's applied.

[mtalmadgeoregon]

Thanks for the tip. I will try it out tommorow. The rod fishes great, but I hate seeing the uneven finish every time I cast the rod.