[Beachroamer1]

Hi All.

Tried the different methods of applying Bondaseal not happy with the results.
Does anyone know what to use to clean out a spray gun after use with this.
As i have tried cellulose thinners (on a brush) no good on the tin it gives no advise with regard to cleaning brushes ect after use.
must get a better finish by spraying but don't want to ruin my gun doing it.

Thanks.............Mick.

 

[Limpet16]

Hi,

I'm just starting out on my rod building journey so I am learning by reading Stan's sticky and other posts on here and also making a few mistakes along the way!

I have done up my 1st (35 year old) fly rod recently and today have Bondasealed 2 x Veals Channel Specials which I'm looking to rebuild.
The fly rod I tried with a sponge brush in the rod turner and moved brush down the rod but found out I got a light spiral ridge by doing that so had to flatten it back with wet and dry and try again.

Today I used another sponge brush (about 1.5") with the rod section in the turner. I put lots of Boandaseal on the brush to use it as reservoir and just held it lightly against the rod whilst it turned a few revolutions. I then took the brush off the rod and re-positioned it so it just overlapped the last bit. It only took 3 or 4 minutes to do a section and the results looked nice and flat.
I did another coat 1/2 an hour later whilst it was still tacky as I wanted a heavier coat on the blank. Don't know if it needed that, but it also went on OK and there are no streaks.

 

[Andy7671]

Interesting.....

Some say keep it as light as possible to aid recovery. This makes sense, but I like a decent shine...any pics...?

 

[Limpet16]

Hi Andy, it's hard to find a pic where it shows the blank, but here's one on the turner.
Limpet

 

[coolan21]

I bondasealed my first rod yesterday with a large sponge i bought from halfords for 50p. I cut the sponge up into about 1 1/2" squares and applied it. I let it harden for about 8 hours gave it a light wet and dry then applied a second coat. I also applied it in 1 1/2" sections. You do have to be quick as it goes tacky very quickly and never go over it when wet or it does streak.

 

[philtherod]

Bondaseal is nasty stuff! Make sure you have better than good ventilation when using it. I don't bother cleaning brushes, I use 'em once and throw OUTSIDE, not in the local WPB- wastepaperbin. The solvent for Bseal is styrene monomer, which under certain circumstances can polymerise, so a cartridge facemask is not a bad idea to ensure you don't get what I have now got - asthma.

PTR