What is your favorite brand of color preservative and why?  thanks, Mick

I like Gudebrod.  It's cheap, works well and is available locally at Academy.  One caution though, check to see if the bottle you are buying is thin... once it sits on the shelf a while, it can thicken and doesn't work nearly as well.  The thinner it is the better it penetrates the thread.

Gudebrod is the only kind I've ever used. I have some rods that are close to 10 yrs old with it and they still have perfect color. I quit using color preserver a few years back though.

I don't usually use color preservative, either.  I like to make rods that are glossy finished and match the color of the rod with the thread.  Usually that means not using color preservative.  However, am making a matte gray rod now and when I wrap matte I like to contrast the windings-this rod is candy apple with gold trim.  So I asked the color preservative question.  Tom Kirkman at Rodbuilders.org says almost all the preservatives now are the same material, an acrylic I think he said.

When I've used color preservative in the past I've always used 3 coats to be sure it worked. I had one once that left me with splotchy color.

thanks for your responses, mick

I don't usually use color preservative, either.  I like to make rods that are glossy finished and match the color of the rod with the thread.  Usually that means not using color preservative.  However, am making a matte gray rod now and when I wrap matte I like to contrast the windings-this rod is candy apple with gold trim.  So I asked the color preservative question.  Tom Kirkman at Rodbuilders.org says almost all the preservatives now are the same material, an acrylic I think he said.

When I've used color preservative in the past I've always used 3 coats to be sure it worked. I had one once that left me with splotchy color.

thanks for your responses, mick

I always used 3 coats too. Have you tried using the NCP thread? A lot of people seem to like it. I've never tried it, so I can't say how well it works. Good luck with the build!

Flex Coat CP, one flood coat wipe off excess, wait 24hrs and finish. No fail for 15 years now.

Tight Wraps!!!!