It has been tried but there was no views on longevity. This was a few years ago, so there may be more up to date information now

 

I will have a butchers later.....

 

This could be revolutionary.... - Wraps and Finishing - Rod Building

 

Thanks. The fact that there is nothing being touted out there commercially is the clue I guess...


Sadly after two days the epoxy on my brook rod wraps is still tacky.

**** it.

 

I would say dont use uv simply because once set stays that way. The other stuff does get softer once you heat it it to remove rod eyes after they wear out.

In you case the epoxy mix has gone wrong. happened to me. Get some kitchen roll not toilet paper and remove the epoxy off the rod. Now whats left will be damp threads if the rod is not for resale and just a "fishing rod" put new epoxy over the threads as the only purpose of the epoxy is to provide a water proof / abrasive shield.

hopefully it drys ok second time around and off you go fishing.

 

i have built 3 fly rods now using bug bond to secure single foot rings as long as they are properly cured there is no problem the first rod i did a9 ft 6 inch harrison lorhic has had seatrout to 8 lbs or so on with no adverse effects

 

Grafter, I would be very interested in your opinion about it's resistance to abrasion. Does it still look the same? Is there any sign of damage appearing at the point where the guide foot exits the resin? I saw one a few years ago which had started to craze a little around the foot. The owner thought it had continued to cure in sunlight and had gone brittle. It's the only one I've seen so I can't form an opinion. Don't know if it was actual bug bond either.
Another thing was that the build was very high. Can you get a low build finish with bug bond? How old are your rods now?
Abrasion, brittleness, thickness, longevity.
I vaguely remember something on here about guides secured with only a uv resin. There was no thread. I never saw it again so I don't know if that worked or not.
I can't see my customers wanting it but I might try it on some of my experiments, they don't get sold anyway.

Simon.

 

the lorhic was built 3 years ago and is my go to rod have had the odd ring on all 3 that has come loose down to my errors but soon rectified no thread used got the idea while testing on a broken section of loop blue line 15 footer= that had no thread either to my surprise only epoxy holding the 2 footed snakes on the quality of my wraps is not as good as yours but neat and tidy enough for me

 

I personally wouldn't use it unless it was for a emergency repair in the field.

The big issue I see is that any material that uses UV to cure, by its very nature will be susceptible to degradation over time by that same UV. It will go brittle. Most thread wrap epoxies on the market have some form of UV protection in them for a good reason.


Matty....measure more carefully and or mix more thoroughly. A properly mixed and measured further coat on there could sort it as long as there's not too much on there already. If it was me I'd remove it all with a hair dryer and my thumb nail. Good luck

Steve

 

I personally wouldn't use it unless it was for a emergency repair in the field.

The big issue I see is that any material that uses UV to cure, by its very nature will be susceptible to degradation over time by that same UV. It will go brittle. Most thread wrap epoxies on the market have some form of UV protection in them for a good reason.

Steve

This fits in very well with the opinion of the owner I spoke to. Helpful stuff, thanks.

Still like to see those pictures grafter.

Simon.

 

if i find out how to post pics will put up some to let you see

 

if there is uv degradation its a good thing most of my fishing is done in the evening and the night

 

just dragged the lorhic out of the garage to check it out resin is dry with no discernable roughness or abrasion pulled at the rings no sign of movement - thank god----the secret ;if there is any is to apply the bug bond away from direct light allowing you to keep turning the blank as it becomes self leveling before you apply the torch