redfishsc
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I have an offshore trolling/bottom fishing rod (Tidewater 66) that I am modifying to make the butt end shorter for my short arms to hold all day when bottom fishing. I'm lopping off about 6" of the butt.
I'm also going to replace the EVA foam with Lignum vitae on the bottom and Pau Ferro for the upper grip.
I have the foam and reel seat removed and just drilled out the L-V blank ready for turning. Cant wait[]
Anyhow, would our standard 30-minute epoxy bond sufficiently to fiberglass or are there special epoxies that are made specifically for fiberglass? By the way the epoxy adheres to the varnish on our kitchen table [V] I'd guess it will glue oil to water.
I can get the LV to bond very well to the epoxy, all I have to do is to swab the inside of the blank with acetone well and allow it to dry before gluing. It's the fiberglass I'm not totally sure of.
I'm also going to replace the EVA foam with Lignum vitae on the bottom and Pau Ferro for the upper grip.
I have the foam and reel seat removed and just drilled out the L-V blank ready for turning. Cant wait[]
Anyhow, would our standard 30-minute epoxy bond sufficiently to fiberglass or are there special epoxies that are made specifically for fiberglass? By the way the epoxy adheres to the varnish on our kitchen table [V] I'd guess it will glue oil to water.
I can get the LV to bond very well to the epoxy, all I have to do is to swab the inside of the blank with acetone well and allow it to dry before gluing. It's the fiberglass I'm not totally sure of.