Marbling Rod Guides

Simply pour your cleaner on a rag and wipe the rod where you ll be marbling i ll use a q tip and soak it in cleaner to get at the inside edges of the guides.

Marbling rod guides.

You can take this mixture and then add custom designs to your fishing rod. After you have finished painting your rod to the desired color you can get a little artsy and creative with it. Each time it rubs against something energy is lost and results in shorter casts. The basic premise is to mix an ultra concentrated marbling pigment with an epoxy finish then swirl and drag the mixture in varying patterns on butt wraps and guide wraps.

Micro guides can help increase increase your casting distances. The pmrb series offers a range of pearlescent 2 tone and metallic colors that mix with any of your favorite epoxies for rich vibrant color combinations. Custom rod marbling is one of the hottest new techniques rod builders are using to create stunning works of functional art. The basic premise is to mix an ultra concentrated marbling pigment with an epoxy finish then swirl and drag the mixture in varying patterns on butt wraps and guide wraps.

Needless to say the epoxy is going to be pretty stout when i get back. Conventional guides allow the line to twirl and bounce its way down the rod and hitting the edges of the guides more often and on some set ups hits the rod itself. Q tips tend to leave uninvited guest fibers. It s time to put some excitement in an old rod or on a new one.

This is to prevent fibers from getting caught between the guides. Marbling paint for fishing rods. I am building a rod with marbling under the double guide feet. Custom rod marbling is one of the hottest new techniques rod builders are using to create stunning works of functional art.

Marbling is a fun and fast way to make any custom rod truly one of a kind. Marbling has become a popular trend for added detailed painting to fishing rods with marbling pigment and epoxy finish. Curt baker of suncoast rodcrafters demonstrates the simple techniques used in marbling epoxy finish on custom fishing rods. Marbling is a fun easy and uniqu.

Lots of times i ll wrap the q tip around the rag and clean the insides. Crb s all new powder marbling pigment will add some extra flair to your next marbling job. Fill a container with cold water. Demonstrating marbling technique with crb marbling pigment on a custom mhx fishing rod.