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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: floating doc on April 24, 2014, 04:47:43 PM

Title: painting spool with appliance epoxy
Post by: floating doc on April 24, 2014, 04:47:43 PM
There's some rattle can versions that I've used on rod blanks. It's pretty tough, so I'm thinking of trying some on the beat up spool on my 115L.
Title: Re: painting spool with appliance epoxy
Post by: EEames on April 27, 2014, 02:25:04 PM
Floating Doc, I've recently tried this on a Penn 49 Super Mariner spool that was pretty ugly. It came out looking much nicer, but I can't say how durable it will be as I haven't fished it yet. I've used the rattle cans of appliance epoxy on gun stocks and downrigger reels and it's been quite durable. I've also tried it on lead flutter jigs and it flakes off readily on contact with rocks. I think on the hard substrate of a reel spool, it should prove to be fairly durable.

Eric

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Title: Re: painting spool with appliance epoxy
Post by: floating doc on April 28, 2014, 12:59:24 AM
Wow, that looks good! I'm going to give it a go.

Thanks for the reply,  and welcome to the website!  Where are you located?
Title: Re: painting spool with appliance epoxy
Post by: Keta on April 28, 2014, 01:07:03 AM
I checked out the color availability and I'm going to try "stainless steel" on some of my pitted rings and spools.
Title: Re: painting spool with appliance epoxy
Post by: EEames on April 30, 2014, 01:12:28 AM
Thanks for the welcome! I'm located in NW Washington (Bellingham). If you fish yours first, please report on how well it holds up.
Title: Re: painting spool with appliance epoxy
Post by: floating doc on April 30, 2014, 01:52:15 AM
Quote from: EEames on April 30, 2014, 01:12:28 AM
Thanks for the welcome! I'm located in NW Washington (Bellingham). If you fish yours first, please report on how well it holds up.

I'm going to be using it for beach shark fishing next month. That should be a pretty good test of durability.