I've got a couple of rods here now that are getting on and showing signs of their age.
Here I've got one in which there's loose varnish or lacquer (not sure which) that's showing on a few of the rod ring whippings.
In image 1, the varnish is just sort of cracked, but in image 2, there's bare thread showing as well as cracks as per image 1 in a couple of places nearest to the rings.
I've got some flex coat rod wrapping finish here, but thought I'd ask here before making a Pigs ear of things.
With image 1, would the routine be to just brush the flex coat over the full whipping after cleaning it? Or would it be best to chip away at the cracked varnish, clean it, then apply the flex coat? Or is best just to remove the varnish, whipping, rod ring, and rewhip, recoat from scratch etc'?
Is flex coat the right choice for this application?
Here I've got one in which there's loose varnish or lacquer (not sure which) that's showing on a few of the rod ring whippings.
In image 1, the varnish is just sort of cracked, but in image 2, there's bare thread showing as well as cracks as per image 1 in a couple of places nearest to the rings.
I've got some flex coat rod wrapping finish here, but thought I'd ask here before making a Pigs ear of things.
With image 1, would the routine be to just brush the flex coat over the full whipping after cleaning it? Or would it be best to chip away at the cracked varnish, clean it, then apply the flex coat? Or is best just to remove the varnish, whipping, rod ring, and rewhip, recoat from scratch etc'?
Is flex coat the right choice for this application?