Return or Keep rod

[niiickboy]

@thunderblack will either one of these work? this is what my girlfriend has lol

[thunderblack]

Probably but the hardener I used says Hard as Nails right on the front. I think what you have there would work

[niiickboy]

@thunderblack which one? the left or right 

[Jaderose]

The Nutrinail Hardenner will fix it right up.  Take the discount, slop of this on it and fish.  Winter's coming so if it breaks you still get a new one when the snow is flying and who cares then

 

[Linewinder]

Could it be the epoxy shrinks, and that is a stress point so it cracks? 

 

It looks as though the threads are still ok.  If you hang onto it, perhaps the nail finish will handle the sealing.  I recently did this with my 35+ year old Berkley Lightning rods but used dollar store variety finish because the wraps were still good to go -- no loose guides.

[niiickboy]

57 minutes ago, Linewinder said:

Could it be the epoxy shrinks, and that is a stress point so it cracks? 

 

It looks as though the threads are still ok.  If you hang onto it, perhaps the nail finish will handle the sealing.  I recently did this with my 35+ year old Berkley Lightning rods but used dollar store variety finish because the wraps were still good to go -- no loose guides.

@Linewinder dollar store variety nail hardener you used? 

1 hour ago, Jaderose said:

The Nutrinail Hardenner will fix it right up.  Take the discount, slop of this on it and fish.  Winter's coming so if it breaks you still get a new one when the snow is flying and who cares then

 

@Jaderose hahaha i live in florida, i can fish through the “winter” it’ll be 70 if i’m lucky 

[niiickboy]

so i’m not sure how old that nail hardener is but will epoxy work too? My dad has it.

[MN Fisher]

If it's a THIN epoxy, ya - but most stuff used in the shop or around the house is thick and non-transparent.

[Linewinder]

1 hour ago, niiickboy said:

@Linewinder dollar store variety nail hardener you used? 

Well, I don't know what the stuff is, for crying out loud!   I don't pretend to think that it is hard as epoxy, but it sealed the cracks in the existing and remaining epoxy.  So, I just now dug out the bottle and put on my spectacles to see that it is "Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Extreme Wear" something or other (finish, hardener, paint?) in "Invisible" color.  But I did get it at the local dollar type store for $1 and only got it because it was cheap and clear     So it's as similar I suppose to the others posted above.

 

Actually, I put the stuff on just to keep the epoxy from flaking off and don't expect it to be a miracle solution in the long run for my case.  I do wonder if the small cracks your rod shows can be sealed (probably not hidden) and last for many years than if left unattended.  It's clear and dries hard enough but just gives me the impression that it is flexible too.

 

I just feel that thinner epoxy finishes will have more flexibility than thicker.  Just my impression.

 

 

 

[DomQ]

3 hours ago, niiickboy said:

so i’m not sure how old that nail hardener is but will epoxy work too? My dad has it.

Just use the nail polish man, paint it on with the nail brush and your good to go.

[Jaderose]

Yep..you're over-thinking this.  Get some money back, put some clear nail polish on it and fish.  If it's gonna break, it'll break the first time you set the hook on a log or a big girl and you'll get a new one.

[MidwestBassAttack]

Good god man! Slap on some polish or epoxy and go get yourself a lunker already!

 

This ain’t no Sally Beauty Supply forum!

[niiickboy]

so an update on the rod, it looks fine after catching a few bass this weekend and the rod didn’t get worse or anything so it should be good, thanks to all that helped.