I have a couple of Hardy Altex reels that I am looking to use on my AJ Davis rod and they could do with a new coat of paint.
John
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Excellent point Phil. Evert is a good suggestion as, in my opinion, the only re-painted reels and ‘pins I’ve ever seen that look decent have been done by Evert!Tengisgol wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 2:56 pm Well, they’re John's reels and, with respect, if he’s decided he’d like them to have a refresh that is his prerogative. I can understand why he’d like them to look polished for his new rod (which may not be everyone’s cup of tea admittedly).
Try Evert van de Plas is my suggestion. Link here (or message him via this forum):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/700592006690676/
I am in a similar predicament John, I have a Altex in a similar state but mine has been previously, roughly, painted in gloss British Racing Green
That's different, and painting it gloss the wrong colour was an act of vandalism in my opinion
I am with you on that one. God only knows what type of paint was used as it seems impervious to carefully applied paint stripper and I am resorting to picking bits off with a scalpel to see what the finish is like underneath. Not very promising so far.NiceRoach wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:58 pmThat's different, and painting it gloss the wrong colour was an act of vandalism in my opinion
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