Did you take the glooss of the blank in that spot, I found that a light rub with fine steel wool before signing and coating take helps. Dan Gober ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:25 PM Subject: [VFB] Another rod building question
> My rod building marathon has helped me do a better, faster, job, but > there is one problem I haven't been able to solve: It is the long, > thin coat of epoxy used to cover the logo/rod information and builder > signature. I haven't been able to get it to look like it typically > looks on commercial rods. It doesn't look terrible (someone less > critical might not notice), but when looked at from the side it is > obvious that the thickness varies in places. I have assumed that the > rotating rod would smooth it out perfectly during curing, but it is has > never been perfectly smooth. Might it have something to do with the > thickness of the epoxy? Do I need to thin it a bit when doing this > part of the rod? And if so, what should I use for a thinner? > > Thanks, Tom Davenport > > >
