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Well I bought a reel from a well known dealer a few weeks ago, the reel was a Cardinal 6X, not a reel you see that often, advertised as spares or repairs I bought it for spares, thought seeing the foot was in a mess with a chunk missing out of it I could either make a parts reel from it as my good friend Les Shaw had a spare housing for one or just break it for parts.
Reel arrived and after some serious thinking I decided against using the NOS parts housing to fix it and sent it to the best reel restorer I know, another good friend Ray Moss. After chatting with Ray about the repairs to the reel he said the foot was not a problem and the rotor was nearly as good as original, the rest of the reel though is done in Ceramic paint and has a black fleck in it, something he can reproduce, in the end I said oh just do it all in the same colour as the rotor, this he did and here is a reel that even felt like a scrapper but is now winding like the day it was made in Sweden.
This is something special I think and congratulations Ray for your wonderful work, looks stunning how we chose to do it.

This was how I bought it



This is it now, stunning if you ask me

Nope, sorry, that incredible piece of art is not the same item as in the first picture.

Nope, no way.

Sorry Tengisgol but it is, the guy is a magician with his refurbs and after taking some time off from doing them is back doing what he does best, he recently did a half bail Mitchell and even down to the engraving looking factory the reel was another to be proud of especially since it was going in the bin.

That's fabulous, Does he take commissions?

BeechmereLake wrote:Sorry Tengisgol but it is, the guy is a magician with his refurbs and after taking some time off from doing them is back doing what he does best, he recently did a half bail Mitchell and even down to the engraving looking factory the reel was another to be proud of especially since it was going in the bin.

He is a wizard I would say! Some of the artistry that we are lucky enough to see on TFF is just mind-blowing and this is right at the very top.

Paul D wrote:That's fabulous, Does he take commissions?

Ray will take work on if asked, he has done many reels for members here before, I can ask him to reply to you if you wish, he is a member here on the forum.
I also commissioned my pearl white reel from him which again is a true work of art

Ray is a top bloke and has breathed life into many ABU's.

An inspired choice of colour and a stunning piece of work.

That's quite wonderful BL, if you could ask him to contact me I would be most grateful.

Hi thanks for the good feedback, really appreciate it,get pleasure fron restoring classic reels that need a new life
instead of being scrapped,if you need any restoration just contact me,as i am now retired i dont do this to make money it is my hobby i love.
Thanks beechmerelake
Ray