rocknev 2 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 its time.. had thread for 6 mths, and went for a lst fish this morning on the rocks before new thread and a varnish on the snyderglas,,, caught a 46cm snapper as well, but thats not important..what IS important is the new epoxy i bought...started the snyder by stripping off the flaking original epoxy, and am changing colours... going for a yellow backing with a emtalic red top..., but then a mate rang with a small problem..his fave fishing rod, lost and eye... so as luck would have it, i had the stuff to fix it.only a small eye so didnt take long, but thats the problem... the normal epoxy i use id a 2 part mix from erskins... the new is just a one premixed sealer colour retainer, and its terrible... for a sstart, its water based,,, good for cleaning up, but waterbased to make water proof? ..layed a thick coat on, and went inside for half an hour.. its not pretty... hasnt sealed the threads one bit, and lacks that smooth look...so far with out diggin deep around town for a look, im wondering if i can actually get some of the two part mix, or have to onsider options .will post some pics of the snyder being done..the heat has stopped play for today though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 0 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 good luck man may the force be with youB) :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 new cameradont know what ive touched, but pics not saving to memory card., and have lost all the ones i had on it, even the protected pics....will take some more later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 didnt really think the thread was as bad as it is on the snyder, so yeah,...bout time it gets an ovehaul... changed mind on the yellow and metalic red thread, just didnt look right with the maroon rod..., so stripped it all off and started again...going gold backing with black thread... same deal, the red just didnt work...black and gold is the go i thinkthe heat beat me today though, and am working for a few days so wont be onto it again for a while...ive got a funny feeling im going to run out of gold thread though.. thought it was a 100mtr spool, but shes only a 50mtr... the line clip used with an alvey Rickster and chuckemback 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Looking very sexy there mate nice little setup for working on to well done.:woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 thanks mate... ive got a spit rotator i mounted to a frame and that will spin the rod when epoxy goes on... thats if i can get some 2 part epoxy.. cant find it here at the moment but its ordered... the all in one stuff just doesnt do the job im affraid.. im interested in seeing how the colour comes to life in that gold when its coated... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 You can't go past the 2 part epoxy thats all i have ever used,should show a lot more depth in colour once she is done.Also the blue does look a bit dated now i have a sabre that is orange and the binding is flat red and blue over white :sick: so not copying or anything i am going black with gold hi-lights,have all the materials just have to find the time to do it winter job probably. :woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 typical banga copying good colour combos :D as i said on FB This looks SEXUAL NEV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moggy23 625 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 thanks mate... ive got a spit rotator i mounted to a frame and that will spin the rod when epoxy goes on... thats if i can get some 2 part epoxy.. cant find it here at the moment but its ordered... the all in one stuff just doesnt do the job im affraid.. im interested in seeing how the colour comes to life in that gold when its coated...I admire guys that build and fix their own rods, nice set up there Nev.With a credit card and phone, you should get what you want pretty quicky these days. Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hows the rebuild on the snyder going mate.:woohoo:looks nice with gold and the black over lay on a maroon rod.:woohoo: Just a bit anxious to see the finished product. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hows the rebuild on the snyder going mate.:woohoo:looks nice with gold and the black over lay on a maroon rod.:woohoo: Just a bit anxious to see the finished product.going good so far, thought there was a bit too much gold , so i added a bit more black to the highlight thread doing nothing.. thats eopxied ready to go, and will get stuck into the eyes tomorrow... lack of sleep from night shifts has me seeing double with the threads so thought best to leave it until im wide awake... and its too bloody humid outside... will snap a pic off later today, Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 0 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 nice work there nev,keep up the good work man , icant wait to see the finished product,cheers :woohoo: :woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phear 0 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 yeah you need to have your witts about u when doing bindings they are so thin that even wide awake a few hours and you have square eyes lol looking great tho! hmmm if only i had some spare cash to get another rod to build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 yeah you need to have your witts about u when doing bindings they are so thin that even wide awake a few hours and you have square eyes lol looking great tho! hmmm if only i had some spare cash to get another rod to build!rebuild an old rod like me, this is my 25 yr old snyderglas... love this rod to pieces tuff as nails, oh so light, and very tough... Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 0 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 keep up the good work there nev,it look`s fully sik at the moment,in my opion the more bling the better on a costom stik man,go for it with the gold,after all its a personal thing, B) rocknev 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 the spit turner i use to spin the rod... nice and slow... Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 one thing im trying to work out, is HOW on a spinning rod, do i get spider webs forming over night on every eye? this is just the first coat of epoxy, it will get a much thicker coat which will hide the lines in the thread, which can only be seen up close... i took the pics with a macro lens...but thats about all i can do for a few weeks.. i ran out of gold thread with 2 more eyes still to do.... will have to wait til i mosy on down to bcf in adelaide to grab some more gold.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
statesquider 0 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hahaha just noticed the spider webs thats pretty funny! The rod is looking nice! Good to see you're giving new life to something you already love to death! It's not something many people do anymore Just throw things out and replace....Keep up the good work and get out the MORTEIN! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 0 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 keep the pic`s coming man shes looking good,ps find sharlet and squish her,lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 im stuffed if i can find the spider... have to say i am enjoying working on this rod though... cant wait til i put rod varnish on the whole rod... its going to come up a treat.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Yep she's comimg on nicely going to look sweet when it's finished. :woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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