flex coat/wraps

[Danny]

So a kid walks into a turning rod, knocks it down and puts a big lump in the flex coat on one of the wraps. (flex coat was not completely cured but stiff enough that the lump is there to stay.) Can a guy sand that sucker down and put on some more flex coat?

[cheech]

So a kid walks into a turning rod, knocks it down and puts a big lump in the flex coat on one of the wraps. (flex coat was not completely cured but stiff enough that the lump is there to stay.) Can a guy sand that sucker down and put on some more flex coat?

You might consider carefully lopping that lump off with a razor blade. You can also gently GENTLY apply heat to the wrap, and it will soften enough to wipe off. then just re-apply the flex-coat, and you should be good to go.

[Jason]

If it's that bad just shave the whole thing off....thread and all. Re-wrap your guide and put on a nice clean coat. I've had to do that a time or two.

[Cary]

If it's that bad just shave the whole thing off....thread and all. Re-wrap your guide and put on a nice clean coat. I've had to do that a time or two.
Yep. To do so otherwise (sanding, shaving, ect.) will result in a wrap that looks like some kind of tumor.

[jdubya]

Yep. To do so otherwise (sanding, shaving, ect.) will result in a wrap that looks like some kind of tumor.

i got one of those on a rod: the wrap from hell...

[gware]

If you have access to a rod turner, use a block of wood with sand paper and sand it down smooth. With a turner it will come out round. Then do another lite coat. It would take about 15 minutes.

gware

[Cary]

Razor it, dude, resist the temptation to lathe the sucker. sure, sanding is possible, but if you nick the thread, I mean even one lil bit, you will have a pock mark, bubble, discolloration, fuzz, ect, and it will look crappy. AND you'll still have a tumor. You can have it re-wrapped and finished in the time you take to sand.

Don't feel bad. I've had to razor more than a few rods, some completely. think of it as a right of passage....