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[MITCHELL]

With out flexcoat it shows all the flaws that flexcoat hides my colors, that purple and gold is a high school thing

[MITCHELL]

Carpenter stuff crown up casting guides on top
Spinning rod guides on bottom
Finding the spine is the fun part, just roll with it. 👌

[JohnMckroidJr]

The tip in the middle (similar to the one you used) is the style I prefer. The other two are the type I described in my earlier post.

The flaw with the tips on the ends is that one's line can get damaged on the wire support while on the middle tip, there is nothing to snag the line if it rolls off the back side of the rod. The top rod in the photo is a slow pitch jigging rod that was given to me. Imagine jigging in 600ft of water with 14lb braid, and having the line caught on the back side as a large fish hits -- no bueno.

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

With out flexcoat it shows all the flaws that flexcoat hides my colors, that purple and gold is a high school thing

I like the high school colors over the other ones. A little time on the grinder will help with getting the guide feet smoothed out so that the wrapping will go easier. The under wraps look ok. Regarding the overwrap - Maybe you made it deliberately that way, but IMHO, it would look nicer if the threads were smoothed out by rubbing a round dowel or pencil over them. Flexcoat can be tempermental stuff -- Good luck.

[MITCHELL]

Ya I didn't want to grind the guides they looked flat to me and I flatten the rap out with a butter knife before i put the flexcoat on. I used d thread the thickest for saltwater
Seriously all I see is a solid blue color with two coats of flexcoat. Here's a picture of a rod that done, it's good enough for me. If I would change anything I would make the first A rap smaller or use b thread so the resin doesn't penetrate on the blank so much for rewrapping purposes. I will be dead when that time comes.
I know for a fact from having to rewrap old poles some of the guides strip easy and never came loose fighting a fish making easy strip of the blank. And other rods to much resin makes it hard you have to scrap and sand blank to get it smooth and sanding a blank will make it more flexible than the original wt rating.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

Ya I didn't want to grind the guides they looked flat to me and I flatten the rap out with a butter knife before i put the flexcoat on. I used d thread the thickest for saltwater
Seriously all I see is a solid blue color with two coats of flexcoat. Here's a picture of a rod that done, it's good enough for me. If I would change anything I would make the first A rap smaller or use b thread so the resin doesn't penetrate on the blank so much for rewrapping purposes. I will be dead when that time comes.
I know for a fact from having to rewrap old poles some of the guides strip easy and never came loose fighting a fish making easy strip of the blank. And other rods to much resin makes it hard you have to scrap and sand blank to get it smooth and sanding a blank will make it more flexible than the original wt rating.

Those guides with the epoxy look good! Better than mine. I do basic wraps for functionality, and nothing fancy.