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Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS!

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Old 03-26-2010, 01:50 PM   #1
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I haven't used it but one important property of thread finish that most plain epoxies don't have much of is flexibility. That's why the most well known brand is called Flex Coat.

I now use Aftcore exclusively. Its the easiest to apply and after building my heated drying boxes , all the nightmare issues of its slow slow cure have disappeared.

Someday when I have the urge i want to try Threadmaster.

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Old 03-28-2010, 10:53 AM   #2
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The flexibilty issue was what concerned me. I was thinking of using Aftcoat, but I have quite of bit of flexcoat left. I may buy just enough to due a couple of rods that I have to build and see how I like it. Thanks Saltheart

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Old 03-28-2010, 04:25 PM   #3
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Old 03-28-2010, 05:12 PM   #4
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Aftcoat is all I have used for the past 10 years.

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