GLoomis IMX Refurbish - RT

Another old rod for refurbishment. It's a GLoomix 2 pc light action rod and it's made in Canada. Have not see any of this here..

I have the guides removed and replace them with some newer Fuji titanium sic guides.

But first, we need to do something about the soiled cork grip.  Sanding it down with  grit 800 sand paper under running water. 

Then dry in under the hot sun before coating it with cork seal.

Recycle Fuji SiC titanium guides from other broken rod.

Re-guide the rod and it's as good as new...

** Refurbishing and reguide **

SABRE Stroker PENN reguide

It has been a long time since I last did any repairing work on any boat rods.
This old USA made rod original have steel ring guides and wore off..

All the guides removed.

New set of boat rod guides for this rod.

New guides wrapped and epoxied. As good as new...

** Refurb and repair Work **

ZUL Barracast Refurbishment

After 6 months of rebuilding the handle of this spinning rod, we are going to convert it to a casting rod...


It was good that my friend have the time to do the stripping of the entire rod.... well almost the entire rod.
He have abit of left over of the reel seat for me to remove.

I have to use the hot air gun to soften the epoxy in the reel seat to have it removed.

The balance of the metallic silver paint and the reel seat removed.

Fitting of new ACS reel seat and aluminum winding check.

Shaped EVA split grip

Since the rod does not have fore grip, a feather inlay above the winding check will stand out on this black colored blank.

Simple black wrapping with metallic red thread trimming on Fuji SiC guides.

A view from the reel seat.

And this rod is finished off with a MATAGI butt cap.