I would like any input everybody!

I have been building rods for about a year now, and have replaced a few tip tops, and that is about it for the repair side of things. One of my friends gave me about 7 St. Croixs that have problems all the way from needing simple tip tops, to hook keepers, to some that just have epoxy chipping off... The big thing I am confused on is, how am I going to fix that bad epoxy? The wraps are just fine(unless some are loose), but the epoxy is chipped out in places. Do I have to re-wrap everything? Or is there a way to remove the epoxy and leave the wraps? Thanks guys

The "right" way to fix bad wraps is to rewrap them. If the aesthetics are not critical, you can try warming the epoxy and peeling off the rest with a thumbnail and refinish. I've gotten away with this a few times but it depends on the original finish and why it's failing.