drwhittaker wrote in
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One of the eyes of my casting rod has lost the inner coating (the
plastic stuff that protects the line). It is the third eye down from
the tip. I have replaced the tip eye before, but this is the first
time that I have encountered this problem. The eye is basically ok
other than that. I wonder if I replace the coating some how? The rod
is a BPS Extreme, which uses Fiji eyes. If try to replace this eye, I
will have to remove that plastic wrap that hold the eye. Would that be
difficult to do without damaging the rod? Or I could just cut the eye
off. Suggestions?



Is it a single foot guide or a two-foot guide? If its two footed, buy a
guide, filing down any sharp edge on the rod-to-foot transition. Use a
sharp razor blade to cut off the epoxy-coated thread wraps holding the
original guide on, being careful not to damage the blank. Buy some
Gudebrod size A rod thread to match the original wraps. Rewrap the new
guide on-- tack it in place with a little piece of masking tape. There are
probably tons of directions on the internet on how to do this smoothly, and
how to use a loop of thread to pull the end underneath the original wraps.

If you want, put on some color preserver for the thread. Then gently mix
up some epoxy to avoid bubbles, and use a brush to spread the epoxy on.
Rotate the rod a little every 30 seconds or so to avoid drips, slowing down
the rotation until the epoxy is dry. Don't touch the epoxy to figure this
out, unless you want a fingerprint on the rod forever.

Scott