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10-08-2010, 06:55 AM
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Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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This is the set up I used for seailng with the Tung once i commited to it...Each set of tubes are connected, thus allowing for lesser amounts of "product" to be used...and compensating for different dispertion of the liquid... each wire has a slight bend in it to hold the plug in place, this also allows for adjustment to the length of the plug...
I've gone to a double dip, 24 hours appart... it seems to give the best coverage and hardens the softer woods..
for short term storage, i slide the plexi cover over the tubes, I have test caps that I put in each tube for long term storge....
just last night I was cleaning the shop ( and rods and reels) I checked the mixture to see if it had "crusted".. the solution was as good as the day I put it in... I did top off each tube ( to aid in locking out air) before calling it a season... I plan on stealing the wifes turkey baster to remove excess before sealing any plugs to avoid spill over....
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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10-08-2010, 10:43 AM
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Location: Attleboro, MA
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Great tips as always Joe....
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10-08-2010, 02:18 PM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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Thanks for the update. Gonna be doing some experimenting with the tung next week.
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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10-08-2010, 04:48 PM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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One more thing, do you wipe the plugs after dipping, or just let them hang and drip dry?
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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10-12-2010, 07:15 AM
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Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
One more thing, do you wipe the plugs after dipping, or just let them hang and drip dry?
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I dip them twice... no wiping....after the second dip, a glaze will form from the varnish resins.. I give that a light sanding before i prime... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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10-21-2010, 10:05 AM
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Respect your elvers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockfish9
I dip them twice... no wiping....after the second dip, a glaze will form from the varnish resins.. I give that a light sanding before i prime...
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Joe,
What's your dry time with the tung? I dipped/wiped/hung a bunch about ten days ago and a few seem to still be wet. Looks like the tung came right up through the primer/paint.The yellowing occurred after I finished the sys 3 and took them off the dryer this morning. Does it sound like I need a longer dry time?
I have 40 or so plugs ready for primer, but don't want to mess them up. Think I should give them a couple more weeks before prime/paint/epoxy? |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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10-21-2010, 11:15 AM
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Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Joe,
What's your dry time with the tung? I dipped/wiped/hung a bunch about ten days ago and a few seem to still be wet. Looks like the tung came right up through the primer/paint.The yellowing occurred after I finished the sys 3 and took them off the dryer this morning. Does it sound like I need a longer dry time?
I have 40 or so plugs ready for primer, but don't want to mess them up. Think I should give them a couple more weeks before prime/paint/epoxy?
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overnight... prime the next day.. something doesnt sound Kosher...
did you use pure Tung oil or a blend... |
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