I've got one of the old blue (cheap) Conolons that I'd like to try and rehab. It's rough, so I figure it would be a good one to start on.
How do I go about stripping the finish? What will I find unerneath? Tobacco blank?
Quote from: Balvar24 on April 27, 2020, 01:24:14 AM
Tobacco blank?
Yes, probably so. You may be able to look under the butt cap and tell for sure.
I start with nothing but a pocket knife. Angle it like a scraper, not a knife. The clear coat and blue paint should come off in shavings and then flakes. Don't scrape into the fiberglass. Sand paper can catch any white smudges that the knife missed.
-steve
Those old blue Two-Star Conolons aren't bad rods, Little short on the number of guides, but you could change that if you wanted.
Frank