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| Last Fall, I had a partner fall on one of my rods and he damaged some of the cork. It lefts a crack/tear. Is there any filler product out there that may fix this? Any other solutions?
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Location: South-Central PA | Wow, I don't know if putty will fix that. It probably won't stay in place long. Are you familiar with x-flock heat shrink tube? That may be your best bet. It's very durable and comfortable stuff. It comes in black, blue, red, green, and yellow.
http://www.mudhole.com/Rod-Building/Cord-Grip-Tape-Shrink-Tubing
If you decide you want to try it, let me know and I'll give you whatever you need. Just let me know the length.
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Location: NE Ohio | you could pry it apart gently and get some 5 min. epoxy into the crack, let it harden, then just sand it even with the rest of the area. |
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| Liquid plastic? |
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| Rod Dancer makes something called "Pit Paste" to fix up cork |
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| Hockey tape. Gets soggy but I've learned to like it. |
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Location: Oregon | Wrap it first with electrical tape to smooth it all out then put shrink wrap over it and it will look perfect.
The shrink wrap I use is at the bottom of this page, use a heat gun is best. You will like it when it's done, feels great and looks great and protects handle.
http://www.acidrod.com/shrinkgrips_corktape.html
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| Hi, Marc.
All you need is a cork, some contact cement, an old toothbrush, and one of those cheapo cardboard nail files your wife has laying about.
Clean up the area you want to repair with some dish soap and an old toothbrush. File some of the wine bottle cork into a powder. Coat the crack with contact cement, and press the powdered cork into the crack. Repeat if you need to build it up any more. When it dries take the cheapo nail file and smooth it out. You can use sandpaper as well.
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| I've fixed mine with gorilla glue before |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Get this. Easy to put on and it looks very nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-eDBCibkbk
James
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Location: Oregon | That's the same stuff I suggested james, I really like it. |
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Location: Western U.P. | As others have said, a good epoxy will do the job, and depending on the epoxy color, will not be very visible. I like the idea above using cork powder. You can also use tiny pcs of cork to push into the epoxy to cover the opening, and very little would be visible. Sand the area lightly when dry with 220 or 280 grit sandpaper. Then hit the entire handle (lightly) with the same grit to freshen it up (and match up the area you just sanded). If you use the heat shrink as suggested above, you may still want to fill in the opening with something (epoxy will probably hold best) to have a smooth base. If you put heat shrink over the crack/tear as is, it will transmit thru and show. Good luck. |
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Location: Duluth, MN | I use Rod Wrap. Works great.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Fishing-Rod-Wrap-Custom-Rod-Handle... |
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| Just get some 5 min epoxy fill it, then tape it tight with electrical tape. Let dry then sand it down if needed. Should work great and be barely noticable |
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| I appreciate all the cool ideas from everyone.
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| XFlock shrink sleeving is the way to go.....For Sure |
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