i have a 7 foot rod that i took all of the guides off and am redoing the whole thing. i want to paint it black but i know there has to be some sort of special paint to do it. thanks for the help. Tight Lines

I just painted a Gator blank, I used Krylon Fusion Gloss Black, I am going to put epoxy over it on the entirety of the rod.

Krylon.... Google it, there are a number of articles out there.

Right now even K-Mart has Krylon Fusion in stock

Do not go to thick over the blank and do your epoxy coat at last when your guides and so forth are on.

If you go to thick with the paint you will get a memory effect while wrapping and a size "A" thread will dig in the paint ever so slightly but nonetheless.

If you want to get a color switch effect from for example Purple to green you can go with "Plasti Kote"

Harder to find but "Perl" close to Dadeland mall on US1 has it in stock.

So does krylon work or not?

Yes it works.

Just do not put it on very thick thats all.

should i paint the blank first then wrap it? i'm really new to this.

In general

1. Paint
2. Grip and reel seat installation
3. Wrap
4. Finish (epoxy)
5. Go fishing
6. Come home with some fish wife is happy
7. Come home without fish and take the heat from wife not happy
8. Either way keep fishing

so i dont finish the paint till after im done wrapping.? i already have the reel seat done.

and how do i know what sized wrap to use. its a 7 foot spinning rod

Go on mudhole or you tube and start reading up on it.

The thread size is your personal choice. You can use anything and it is not dictated by the length of the rod as long as it is not a very thin blank.


You can wrap with rope if that is your choice

http://www.mudhole.com/Rod-Building-101/Resources

Krylon its a good paint.i paint the whole blank let it dry and epoxy it let cure and then start wrapping next day.

If the blank is already black, or close to it before you paint it, you do not have to epoxy it before the wrap.

ok Zeb i do it like that its easier to clean the fingerprints and grease of hands,but its true yo dont have too

The krylon is running all over the pole what do i do? and i f i dont like the color or it doesnt work out can i take the paint off?

If you have it running you have to much on at a time.

I put mine in the rod dryer and sprayed it while it was turning. Very thin coats with at least 1 minute in between each coat. You will see if you do need another coat. Let it turn on the dryer for another hour and then you can take it off or turn it off and let dry 24 hours.

You can take off the color with sanding or acetone. Works for me.

Just give it a shot. I do not put a layer of epoxy over the paint before wrapping but have now found out that for some colors or textured spray paints a layer of epoxy is the way to go.

Gonna give it a try myself on the next build.

i dont have a rod dryer its just on my table

btw i just used krylon outdoors there was no krylon fusion will that still work. can i use laquer thinner to take off the paint

Don't hold the spray can so close.

yes it will work i have never used fusion ,when you r done dont touch the blank to put epoxy .

its all painted exept for the bottom right above the handle i plan to wrap that red. what do i do next?