Wax on top of varnish
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- dbeerbower
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Wax on top of varnish
#1Do any of you wax your rods after you have finished them? If so, what kind of wax do you use? Do you wax the reel seat too?
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#2Howdy
Yes to both your questions.
Folks around the forum like either Butcher's Wax and Renaissance Micro-crystalline Wax Polish.
Thomas
Yes to both your questions.
Folks around the forum like either Butcher's Wax and Renaissance Micro-crystalline Wax Polish.
Thomas
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Re: Wax on top of varnish
#3+ 1 for Butchers' Wax. It's a little hard to find today, except on the internet, but a 1 pound can is 2 lifetimes supply for a rod builder/user. I use it on all my Orvis rods once a year plus on other rods depending on use. Plus I use it on reels and reel seats as needed. Good stuff.
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#4Auto parts store, any paste wax containing carnuba wax, ie Turtle Wax brand. Shouldn't be too hard to find.
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Re: Wax on top of varnish
#5fisherman911 wrote: ↑11/22/20 13:00+ 1 for Butchers' Wax. It's a little hard to find today, except on the internet, but a 1 pound can is 2 lifetimes supply for a rod builder/user. I use it on all my Orvis rods once a year plus on other rods depending on use. Plus I use it on reels and reel seats as needed. Good stuff.
Just curious -- why wax an Orvis rod? I don't mean my question as a criticism -- I wax varnished rods and would like to know if there is an advantage to waxing impregnated rods.
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Re: Wax on top of varnish
#6I wax my Orvis impregnated rods because the wax removes the bits and pieces of dirt that they pickup and just makes them glow, especially the real dark ones from the 40's and 50's. So I would not call this an advantage but it sure makes them look good.
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Re: Wax on top of varnish
#8As Everett Garrison once said - it takes a good tung oil varnish at least 3 - 6 months to fully cure. I lean closer to 3 months before I wax a newly varnished rod. I found a superb paste wax using Maguire's Gold Class paste wax , It puts such an unbelievable shine on rod. Best I've ever seen. It's on the web but I also found it in Walmart at 1/2 the price !
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#9fisherman911 wrote: ↑11/23/20 08:32I wax my Orvis impregnated rods because the wax removes the bits and pieces of dirt that they pickup and just makes them glow, especially the real dark ones from the 40's and 50's. So I would not call this an advantage but it sure makes them look good.
That makes sense. Thanks.
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#10Personally I have not waxed any rods of mine. These days I prefer to lightly rub Tru-Oil for a satin finish, so would want to avoid any possible fishy scaring gloss.
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#11I wax. I like the look and feel. And I think the rod casts better because the line has less friction when it slaps the rod. I do not wax until I am sure I have all the finish on the rod that it is going to get.
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#12Lon:
For reasons unknown, some of the dirtiest rods I've ever acquired were Orvis impregnated rods. After a good cleaning with a mild detergent and a soft toothbrush, I wax using SC Johnson's Paste Wax in the red and yellow can and available at any Ace Hardware.
Makes a huge difference and helps keep the guides, wraps and bamboo cleaner during use.
Scott
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