190dcr Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Got board over this past winter and decided to rebuild one of my oldest reels. I also decided to give it a fresh coat of paint. Actually it's had several but still not satisfied. I picked up some Createx the other day and I will have at it again over the next couple days. I want to try to match the color of a new St Croix Legend Tournament Bass rod that is on it's way. My question is what should I use for a top coat? I saw one post that talked about Dick Nite top coat. I don't have that and was wondering what could be used that I could get locally with out ordering? Thanks! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klail Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Anything other than spraying clear lacquer or urethane will most likely leave too thick of a top coat for the parts to mate together properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyyblue21 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I just did one of my reels. used a laquer lure paint and shot out of my air brush it looks good but it is not a perminet fix. i will try to send a pick to you later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Anything other than spraying clear lacquer or urethane will most likely leave too thick of a top coat for the parts to mate together properly. Tell that to the people in this thread. http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/rod-reel-building-repair/14773-anyone-paint-their-reels.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
