a easy way to get a old rod looking shiny and new

[deanwar]

Probably get slated and told this is the totally wrong thing to do but it seamed to work really well
I tried to re-varnish a rod years ago with proper rod varnish and made a terrible job of it, either the varnish had gone to thick or i was just not very good at it (which is more likely)
I have a old original beach blue zziplex federation thats a cracking summer rod but it looked really tired and worn out with loads of scratches and chips in the varnish
I sanded it down with some very fine wet and dry which made it a very hazy matt colour
Then gave it 3 coats of birchwood casey tru gun oil applied with a little bit of sponge and keyed with fine wire wool inbetween coats
Its called tru oil but its def more of a varnish and finishes very tough, (i know because i have it on some of my guns), its good stuff and nice and thin so its easy to get a even coat
The true oil seamed to soak into the scratches and make them virtually disappear
Its left the rod looking very nice, wish i had taken some before and after pics

[FISHERMAN]

Good on ya mate never done nowt like that b4. But if its work then no harm done eh. Dont no till ya try something

[fish fingers]

nothing wrong with that mate as long as it goes off hard and does not chip or scrape off easy with your fingernail and the clarity stays clear and does not yellow with the natural light