I read a post by someone on here who said that he had touched up an Allcocks Aerial by using a Mazda black paint. I believe that youngs made up Rapidex reels so if they did does anyone know if the paint is the same?
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Re: Paint for a Rapidex
Hi John,
Rust-Oleum "satin black" is a good match and perfect if you decide to paint the full reel. Autotek Satin Black is another good match.
Wal.
Rust-Oleum "satin black" is a good match and perfect if you decide to paint the full reel. Autotek Satin Black is another good match.
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Re: Paint for a Rapidex
Thanks Wal. That's great. I also have a light grey one. Any ideas?
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Re: Paint for a Rapidex
You could take the reel into Halfords and try it against the car touch up paint cans. I found a good match for a Grice and Young reel once. I think it was Ford Stratos Silver, there is bound to be something near enough to it if you are thinking of a full repaint job.
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Re: Paint for a Rapidex
I've not tried painting a reel but I've painted lots of classic car parts. Most rattle cans are acrylic paint so they won't be at all hard wearing unless protected with a clear coat and they really need an acid etch primer under them. You would get a harder finish by having the reel anodised.
Alternatively you could use cellulose paint. It's hard to find these days and you need a proper spray mask to use the stuff but it stands more chance of staying on the reel than acrylic.
Some years ago I had a fly reel that I think was made by Okuma, it was painted and it got tatty looking very quickly. I soon discovered there was no primer under the black and the finishing was totally unsuitable for a fishing reel.
Alternatively you could use cellulose paint. It's hard to find these days and you need a proper spray mask to use the stuff but it stands more chance of staying on the reel than acrylic.
Some years ago I had a fly reel that I think was made by Okuma, it was painted and it got tatty looking very quickly. I soon discovered there was no primer under the black and the finishing was totally unsuitable for a fishing reel.
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