Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Thanks, David!

In the words of my teenagers..."thats sic brother".....way cool too.....   Bill

Please keep us updated on the painted spools.
I've always been leery of paint or powder coat on the frames and side plates because of the risk of chipping and exposing the raw aluminum to corrosion. The spool is fairly well protected, so this may be fun!

Quote from: RiverAngler on September 27, 2016, 12:36:23 AM
Benjamin, the spool is a used Newell. I asked Randy Pauley before buying it if it was anodized, but he said it was painted. So I lightly chucked it in my drill and sanded it down on low speed with 220 grit wet or dry sandpaper followed by 400 grit. The paint is Krylon brand engine enamel. It has 3 coats of paint on it (no primer)and then I baked it to set it on the spool.It's hard as a rock.

Randy (Rancanfish) was kind enough to inform me the offset handle needed to be flipped over, which I'm doing now. It's been a trying day. My car blew the head gasket this AM on the way home from work.

Thank you for the explanation.  What a great way to use a drill to assist with sanding.

So - I got the surface prep part - 220 grit wet sand then progress to 400.

With the Krylon Engine Enamel, I see that you applied 3 coats.  May I assume that you don't bake between coats ?
Spray 3 coats - with an hour or two in between.  Then bake for 15 minutes.

Maybe I need to look for an old baking oven on Craigslist tomorrow ?  I am sure my wife don't want to see orange paint in her oven.

Thanks !

Benjamin

Quote from: Rancanfish on September 27, 2016, 12:43:55 AM
Take a cool drink and burn off the frustration futzing with your reel. 

Benjamin,  someone else may be able to tell you if this kit works with your Newell, but my gut tells me no.  The guts to all these seem to be Penn113h's.

Thank you, Randy/Rancanfish...  I am trying to learn the process of how to paint and refinish an aluminum spool.

I do have a Newell C-338 with CC conversion plates and a Tiburon frame.

I have a choice to finish it with a new Tiburon spool but the idea of finding a used Newell aluminum spool and paint it bright orange is so much cooler !

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Nice looking reel Ralph, I like the color combination.

Sal

Thanks, all. Tom, that is why I baked it. Benjamin, let it dry for 24 hrs before baking it.

Sweet...great colors! I have been fiddling around with some trashed bling rings...sanding them down for a coat of paint. I think your engine enamel and soft bake may be just the answer for my project too! Thanks for sharing RiverAngler!

My pleasure, Mo!

Benjamin. One thing I need to tell you. I didn't just lay the spool in the oven. I raised the rack all the way to the top and then cut some bailing wire into "S" hooks. Then I hung it about 6" down from the rack by the spool shafts. DON'T forget to mask off the spool shaft ends before painting it, removing it before baking.

Ralph

if this is normal enamel engine paint, how much harder becomes when it gets baked for 15min?

I have an extra spool for the Baja Special I might do this too just because I have it different

It's pretty hard, Alex. It's enamel, and enamel gets pretty hard when "fired" even though I got it no where near kiln temps. Apparently, Newell painted his spools too, or so I'm told. Ill see how it holds up, but in any case, it's something in a different color. That's what I was going for.

Ralph

Way Kool man...I too am curious of how the paint will hold up, but I'm diggn' the color scheme.

BT

Quote from: RiverAngler on September 28, 2016, 12:14:25 AM
It's pretty hard, Alex. It's enamel, and enamel gets pretty hard when "fired" even though I got it no where near kiln temps. Apparently, Newell painted his spools too, or so I'm told. Ill see how it holds up, but in any case, it's something in a different color. That's what I was going for.

Ralph

Ralph if one were to have access to a kiln would firing in a kiln make the enamel harder?  Why did you go with 300 degrees?  My oven will reach 500 degrees in the high setting and 800 degrees in the self clean setting.  I have a friend that has a kiln for firing his art work.  Dominick

Well, back in the day when I worked as a mechanic, we used enamel all the time on new engines. When you spray the cylinder heads and let it dry, then fire up the motor, the heads would get right at about 300D because with the old flat tappet cams we had to "wash" the cam down by running the motor at 2000 RPM at first fire up for 10-15 mins. This uses the hot motor oil to "temper" the camshaft. The paint would smoke like a bandit, but NOT discolor, and it would not come off after that. Enamel is used in many industrial applications, including fine china destined for the kiln. I used 300D for just enough time to set the enamel on the spool, keeping in mind the different expansion rates of aluminum and steel (spool shaft). I wanted to make sure the shaft would not come loose. Which is why I used the "S" hooks I made. I used a length of 1/4 20 all thread to remove the hooks, and let it cool naturally in the ambient air when done.

Folks, let me clarify something. I'm single, so I can pretty much do what I want in my place as long as I don't disturb my neighbors  or burn the place down.   You could just leave it out in the hot sun for a day, your well controlled BBQ, or just let it cure (dry) by itself if you like. The nice thing is that it's paint, and it can easily be striped off and repainted, or change the color if you like. I think it's more versatile than set in stone anodizing. YMMV,

Ralph