Painted Granger 8040

[fishugo]

First off. Sincerest Apologies to all the fine members who responded to my inquiry for a Hardy
Featherweight reel back in June. I saw your kind responses only today. I bought the first one I found on that internet thing. Thanks and I was ignorant.

On the same topic of ignorance. Bought online at a local auction a real nice all there Granger Special 8040. But the Nickel Silver is very neatly no brush marks painted with Black Enamel. Is it even remotely possible this was done at the factory? Should it go or should it stay?

[NewUtahCaneAngler]

It should go if you want it to have the factory look. I suspect that someone was worried about the glare/shine and thus blackened the NS.

Nice taper.

[fishugo]

Just want to be certain I am not killing a unicorn.

Didn’t want to jam the ferrules so put it together lightly, but it seems a bit feistier than the Wright & McGill version.

[fishugo]

NewUtahCaneAngler and Michael Sinclair agree. Off with the paint. Case closed.

[Caneghost]

Yes, off with the paint! That is a great casting rod to fish and whomever did that wasn't all there I guess. I am wary of flashes when stalking wild trout but if bright NS worries you, it is not hard to find a rod maker to blue them for you. Enjoy the rod! I discovered that mine likes a four weight line better than the recommended five this year. Be sure to try different lines to find out what you and your rod like best.

[fishugo]

Starting today, removing reel mount. Thanks.

[Flyman615]

Painting Granger nickel silver fittings black is a really dumb thing to do, IMHO.
Return the rod to its correct, original state and fish it!

As has been noted, the 8040 is a wonderful taper.

Scott Z.

[bluesjay]

Hi Guys, Well, blueing would have been a better choice, but for me, the paint would go. Phillipson blued some ferrules.

Jay Edwards

[RWHoffhines]

NOBODY should do it (except maybe to an unstamped one form end of WM), but the Granger seat would look pretty cool with a blue agent that went heavy on the blue tone.

[perfesser]

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[fishugo]

Appreciate the honest and informative comments on the subject of fools painting rods. Have spent time over the last two days removing black paint and cleaning up the Nickel Silver, tweaking ferrule fit and resetting the reel foot with ferrule cement. Tomorrow after cleaning up the winding check and resting the rod for a day, we are going to the river.

A little bonus for my work was the discovering this was a “Patent Pending” rod produced between 1935 and early 1930.

[fishugo]

Correction: 1935 and early 1938


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[perfesser]

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[Short Tip]

Appreciate the honest and informative comments on the subject of fools painting rods. Have spent time over the last two days removing black paint and cleaning up the Nickel Silver, tweaking ferrule fit and resetting the reel foot with ferrule cement. Tomorrow after cleaning up the winding check and resting the rod for a day, we are going to the river.

A little bonus for my work was the discovering this was a “Patent Pending” rod produced between 1935 and early 1930.

Fred, good get on the Granger. What will the new metal color be? Sky blue? Pink?

Enjoy the rod,

Paul

[fishugo]

Sticky finger Gray.


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[RWHoffhines]

Looks righteous to me!
I'd only do the blueing thing to a reelseat that's NOT already on a rod. Haven't I seen unstamped Granger seats showing up somewhere? I assume they're old WM stock.

[Flyman615]

Un-stamped Granger reel seats appear both before and after WWII.

In the case of the former time period, such plain slide band reel seats were largely evident on Granger-made trade rods. During the later Wright & McGill era, unmarked up locking reel seats were also seen periodically on various grade rods, even rare Registereds.

It is speculated that near the end of Wright & McGill Granger rod production the dies that applied the lettering to reel seats were simply wearing out.

Scott Z.

[fishugo]

Appreciate the honest and informative comments on the subject of fools painting rods. Have spent time over the last two days removing black paint and cleaning up the Nickel Silver, tweaking ferrule fit and resetting the reel foot with ferrule cement. Tomorrow after cleaning up the winding check and resting the rod for a day, we are going to the river.

A little bonus for my work was the discovering this was a “Patent Pending” rod produced between 1935 and early 1938.

Fred, good get on the Granger. What will the new metal color be? Sky blue? Pink?

Enjoy the rod,

Paul

[fishugo]

Ready to throw terrestrials tomorrow.