huck Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I was reading a thread and saw that there seemed to be another type of epoxy to use other than Flex Coat. I know there's a lot of different brands out there but what do you guys like? My flex coat is about a year old, and I'm about to build a rod for a friend and after finishing mine last week, I think I need new epoxy. The stuff I saw was "___ light". I'd read about it and it seems to mix up thin, and bubble-less. Here's the rod I just finished by the way: 7' MH Fast action bass stick rated 10-17 on a Rainshadow Blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huck Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Found it... Threadmaster Lite is what I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodtrader Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Huck, threadmaster is the only thread epoxy I use not so much for it's quality but for it's ease of use. It levels perfect everytime without any extra effort. Put it on and let it turn. It's dries clear as glass and perfectly level. I know that in theory every epoxy should level perfect since it's liquid but someone forgot to tell my flex coat that. Bye the way, those wraps look good. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huck Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks Matt. I'm going to give it a try. I'm building a rod for a friend and my Flex Coat came out a little lumpy on that last rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodtrader Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 warm the bottles in warm tap water before you mix the resin and hardener together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 In the Hardbait threads, many builders use hairdriers on thier top coats to smooth the finish and get it to cure a little faster. Would the use of heat on flex coat help level the wraps and get the finish leveled quicker??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 i found recently that spreading flexcoat (regular) on when its cool and slow and then applying heat (lighter, alc. lamp) makes for a great finish. It lays down real fast and is very easy to level off... plus it cools off quickly and stays put afterwards. Good thing too... Try keeping epoxy warm in Michigan basement in january... it was 3 out a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Va Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Methods I know and practice with flex coat. Preheating it and keeping it warm. I have a small 120v coffee cup warmer for that, and using a hair drier on wet flex coat really helps with leveling and keeping a clean finish. my2c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
