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saw tooth star - utwalleye - 04-12-2014
here's a sweet wrap that's almost finished, it's a saw tooth star wrap with a color change and it gives it a total different look. kinda like a sun burst.
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Re: [utwalleye] saw tooth star - wiperhunter2 - 04-15-2014
Wow, impressive wrap Chuck. What do you cover it with once it's done? How many hours did it take you to complete?
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Re: [wiperhunter2] saw tooth star - utwalleye - 04-16-2014
thanks Curt, most of these closed wraps take me around 20 hours. I first use color preserver, 2 coats of it. then an epoxy called flex coat.
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Re: [utwalleye] saw tooth star - wiperhunter2 - 04-17-2014
Wow, that wrap sounds pretty labor intense.
Do local hobby shops carry the flex coat?
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Re: [wiperhunter2] saw tooth star - utwalleye - 04-18-2014
I don't think it's in hobby shops. fish thec has it up on highland dr. and 8600 south. I think that's about the address. I order mine from mudhole.
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Re: [utwalleye] saw tooth star - wiperhunter2 - 04-20-2014
The reason I ask is because I've been using my wife's nail polish to coat the threads after i replace line guides and it does not seem to hold for long. Is there another product that works better for this job?
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Re: [wiperhunter2] saw tooth star - utwalleye - 04-21-2014
the nail polish is too brittle it will crack and fall off after a while. there is a few different brands of epoxy out there. when they are applied the rod will have to be turning and then turn for around 8 hours so the epoxy can level it self out and dry. these epoxies are made to flex a little and not crack and not yellow up after a few years.
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Re: [utwalleye] saw tooth star - wiperhunter2 - 04-22-2014
Thanks for the info Chuck, now I know why the eyelet repair did not hold up. [crazy]
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