U40 Cork Sealer Examples

[tomustang]

This is a follow up to the Mr Clean thread http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/150787-mr-clean-magic-eraser-cleaned-cork-examples/

 

I Cleaned, Filled, and Cork Sealed most of my rods. I wanted to post them all at once but have been too busy. For those of you interested what U40 Cork Sealant looks like on cork I have examples.

 

 

 

Start off with dirty, several years of grime:

 

 

 

Cleaned and filled:

 

 

 

Cork Sealer Applied:

 

 

 

Finished look:

 

 

 

Now the coloration of the cork appears a shade darker with the Sealer applied, Some instances you can barely tell like this one, others I've done have gotten a little bit more darker.

 

 

Here's an Avid that got even darker, this is Cleaned:

 

 

This is Sealed:

 

[A-Jay]

Nice ~

 

I just did a rod last night - I don't see any reason not to use it and been doing so for several, and I mean several years -  

 

A-Jay

[adam32]

Call me crazy but I prefer my handles with years of grime and slime like the one in the first picture.

The handles look great though, nice job! What kind of filler did you use?

[tomustang]

Call me crazy but I prefer my handles with years of grime and slime like the one in the first picture.

The handles look great though, nice job! What kind of filler did you use?

I used Elmers wood filler in golden oak

[J Francho]

Adam, if you seal up a brand new rod, it WILL get grimy. The difference is the bits of wood filler don't fall out and the handles don't rot. Insight have a pick of my sealed and I cleaned Avid at around three years old. I'll look.