Pros & Cons on Color Preservers: Custom Rod Building
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- In this tutorial, I demonstrate the pros and cons when using color preserver on your guide wraps to help you make informed decisions during your custom fishing rod builds.
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Ive used color preserver on wraps for super heavy vertical jigging rods and slow pitch rods and have landed some really big fish without issue. I honestly feel its a non issue worrying about a guide giving way under load. The threads alone are very strong but with a cp and properly applied epoxy its simply not going to fail. With that said, if your not comfortable with it don't use it. You'll be good whichever way you go.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate you sharing your input on my community tab, and agree 100% with you as I have done the same. It’s just my preference now for some reason.
I enjoyed the video, looking forward to the next one.
Thank you
Hey John, If I knew I was going to use a color preserver on my thread, I would think a couple drops of a super glue or epoxy on the guide feet, and allow it to dry, then wrap it, you wouldn't have to worry about your guides loosening up and falling of. Yes it adds a few extra steps and time, but it should be as strong as the non-color preserved wrap. Just my .02 worth.
Interesting Eric. I try to stay away from using adhesive on my guide feet during installs because then I cannot make fine adjustments after the wrap is on, but before I apply the finish.
I recently had to replace two guides and came up with the idea of using my temperature controlled soldering station and a chisel tip on the iron to carefully apply heat to the finish on the guide feet, and quickly follow up with a razor blade or i prefer a #11 scalpel, and it goes through the finish like butter. I wouldn't use a cheap soldering iron. I use an AIXUN T3A that lets you set the temperature so you don't risk getting things hot that shouldn't. Since it softens the epoxy, you don't end up running the blade into the guide, damaging the anodizing on it like in the video.
Great technique Andrew and thank you for sharing here in the thread. That being said, if I’m replacing the guide I’m not to worried about the anodizing on it.
Great video! I typically have only used CP on my lighter class rods, say 8-12lbs class. Rods used for finesse lure fishing. Anything over that no cp on the guides. Again, great videos!
Agreed, and thank you for watching and commenting John. Have a great weekend.
Thanks John. I was thinking using color preserver on my MHX SJ842, however after the second video on CP I’m second guessing it. My luck is the kind that I have a world record bass on the line and my rod falls apart… Thanks again.
No worries and glad you found the video valuable. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the video
You are very welcome, and thank you for watching.
How many coats of thread finish do you put on after color preserver?
@@ronkaiser6414 - it depends, but just as many as you need…one or two, but if you need another it is up to you.
Hello grettings from Croatia,exellent video,everything good explained for people to choose,what brand off epoxy finish do You use
Thank you Emerson, and thank you for watching. I like to use Flex Coat.
very informative video. I think it would be wise not to use color preservers on heavy fishing rods. although I don't really know the details about the strength of a ring guide when dealing with big fish
Thank you for watching, and you are correct. I do not use color preserver on my heavy rod builds.
Very helpful video. Does the thread penetration/bond issue work the same with NCP thread as opposed to using a liquid color preserver on untreated thread?
Essentially, yes. NCP thread does not absorb the finish as well as regular nylon thread.
@@reelbluecustomrods thanks for the reply. I figured it wouldn’t be as good as untreated but was hoping maybe it would get under the wrap to the rod somewhat better. The bond in the video didn’t seem very strong relative to the other. Glad I found this before building anything over a 5wt fly rod and a light spinning rod.
@@andrew65936 - you would be fine with using NCP thread on light tackle rods.
Hi John, with a CP on your thread it looks like one could choose a thread color to match in a repair/replace situation. Is there a way to apply epoxy to a CP wrap to improve strength at guide to rod or other epoxy penetration?
Craig, great question. You could use NCP thread or a light, or less applications of color preserver on your regular thread wraps. Does that make sense.
If you could only use one epoxy what would it be? Trying to find a good epoxy
@@homecaresolutions467 - I use a few different ones, but I really like U-40. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@reelbluecustomrods you are definitely my favorite rod builder on here
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