Refinishing guide wraps?

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Xterra123

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Hey, rod builders out there!

I have some boat rods that have the guide wraps scuffed up from traveling in the tubular rod holders on the boat. Moving forward I will explore a method to better protect. The integrity of the wraps is good. Just stuffed on the backside and visually unappealing.

I have some Gen. 5 Lite Low-Build. Would adding a thin coat over the current coat be successful? Surface prep? Should I thin out the low-build even further? These are boat rods so don’t need perfection.

Merry Christmas!!
 
I’d suggest taking the least visible one and trying what you have. If it’s not absolutely perfect the fish won’t care!
 
I like to avoid re-epoxying if I can when I'm doing repairs/restorations. I do a lot of 'Guide Rods' during the season and what I do is use an automotive scratch remover followed by a ceramic type wax. Brings the wraps back to 'new' without the time and cost of re-epoxying.
 
Yeah, re-epoxying would be very involved, including surface abrasion with a 3M Scotch-Brite pad, setting up your rod turner, mixing, curing, etc., not to mention trying to hide the new epoxy edges.
I really like CDone's idea of an automotive scratch remover. One brand I've used for years is Novus 2 paste, for shallow scuffs on anything plastic, including scratched watch crystals and a scratched shower enclosure. I'm sure it'll work well on old rod polymer. Novus also makes their paste in grades 1 and 3, but I haven't tried those yet. Just rub the paste on the scratch for a minute or less, then buff with a clean rag to a nice polish.
 
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Otter said:
Yeah, re-epoxying would be very involved, including surface abrasion with a 3M Scotch-Brite pad, setting up your rod turner, mixing, curing, etc., not to mention trying to hide the new epoxy edges.
I really like CDone's idea of an automotive scratch remover. One brand I've used for years is Novus 2 paste, for shallow scuffs on anything plastic, including scratched watched crystals and a scratched shower enclosure. I'm sure it'll work well on old rod polymer. Novus also makes their paste in grades 1 and 3, but I haven't tried those yet. Just rub the paste on the scratch for a minute or less, then buff with a clean rag to a nice polish.
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Great advice. Novus 1 and 2 ordered. Thanks
 
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