Originally Posted by
skeetbum
I have an old Ted Williams boat rod for salt water that still has all the original windings. I considered loaning it to my SIL but didn’t want to lose the class of the original windings. So by not turning on the brain before getting into action, I put a coat of flex coat on. After the first brush stroke, I realized my mistake. The thread isn’t colorfast and by the time it was done became almost transparent. So it isn’t pretty anymore but it is as it came from the factory and now the windings are tougher than ever. My point is that if you’re going to coat it with anything, consider a color sealer first. Brent Corley on the rod making forum might be able to give you a better answer than I have.