Steve, Never having used Magenta colored thread I really can't say. I would guess the color would be as dark as the streaks. I find the greens and the reds I use, only darken a 1/2 shade. The browns will darken about a shade. I also found that the different brands of Epoxy Finish will darken different than others. I kind of stuck with Flex Coat. I have had problems with a couple of other brands I have used. I seldom build up Graphite rods any more where I use Epoxy on the wraps. For the past 9 years, I have been making bamboo rods from scratch and using varnish on silk wraps. Varnish will totally change the color of the thread. Tony --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Using Epoxy, the color will stay close to > the original, it will usually darken a half shade to > one shade. > > Hi Tony, > I recently applied Color Preserver on a rod with a > Magenta-colored wrap. I applied three coats, yet > still had dark colored streaks and areas where there > was insufficient coverage. The dark areas were as > dark as the reddish-brown rod. If I hadn't applied > the color preserver, would the wraps, using just the > epoxy,?be the same color as the dark streaks that > showed up? If so, these would be quite a bit darker > than one shade. > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anthony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 6:06 am > Subject: Re: [VFB] Color Perserver > > > > ED, > CP is the bane of rod wrapping. It is nothing but > problems. Using Epoxy, the color will stay close to > the original, it will usually darken a half shade to > one shade. I have never had any luck with CP. It > will > look good in the beginning but after a year or two, > there forms a "cloud" over the wraps. On Bamboo > where > the rod is varnished, if you don't completely > saturate > the wraps, the varnish will seep and leave dark > spots. > The CP will keep the Epoxy from penetrating the > wraps. > If you really want to use it you can mix 25% Elmers > White Glue with 75% water. I know some makers that > use > this when they have to match colors on old rods that > need a wrap replaced. Another trick is to mix nail > polish with 50% Acatone so that it will penetrate > the > wraps. This will also keep the Epoxy from really > penetrating the wraps all the way but it works > better > than CP. > I would pass on it, I refuse to use it, if I am > forced > to use CP, I will charge considerable more to finish > a > rod. > If you need any info on finishing the wraps feel > free > to contact me off list. > Tony > --- Ed Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wondering if any body knows of a substitute > > for color preserver or if you even need it > > the only store around here that carries rod > > building supplies of any kind is cabelas and > > > they dont carry it , I can order it but > then > > I'm stuck with the shipping charge which is a > > > killer. > > > > --------------------------------- > > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - > > their life, your story. > > Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small > Business gives you all the > tools to get online. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out > more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz
