I got bored and decided to paint a reel. Didn't come out as good as I wanted but I'm also impatient and didn't let coats dry correctly . I didn't have the super fine grit sand paler I wanted. Left the center because I didn't wanna try and put it back together Haha! Anyways I'm sure you crafty guys could do a way better job. I just used spray cans and 4 coats of clear.

Looks good man!

Hmmm I might do this to my mettles

Nice!

looks good man....

Looks good

Thanks guys. My next should look better since I got the feel of it now.

Pretty darn sharp if you ask me.

I have that exact rod and reel paired up.

Ban-d, is that one of the reels we traded? Nice job.

Good job!

[quote=FL Gator]Ban-d, is that one of the reels we traded? Nice job.[/quote no those were too pretty lol its one of my older ones I have several.]

D, does look good.

What did you do prior to painting and what kind of paint, and any clear coat?

I like the pattern though, makes a simple mettle look pretty sharp.

Painting prep was simple wet sand with fine grit sand paper wash with dawn to remove any oil and hands also. Then I removed the button on side plate and taped up the hole and used a razor to make sure the edge was fine. I did the same to the other side taped around the knob control and where the bearing go in the handle be sure to remove bearing of course. 1 coat of primer dry then 3 coats of black and 4 coats of clear for the shine. All was done with spray paint. I'm sure automotive clear would be better also 15 minutes dry time is in perfect conditions I would wait about an hour to handle. I found if you're impatient like I am and smudge it that a wet magic eraser smoother it out.

makes it look a little like a daiwa. looks good

I have the same setup

Looks nice.

Pretty sharp there Ban-d

Looks good. Makes me want to paint my mettle.

Academy reel nice. those do the job

i bet know its gonna catch twicw the fish J/K
looks good tho i mess with airbrushes havnt posted any of my work but try spraying candy colors over silver in the sun looks like the paint is still wet....

If I wanted to paint the side covers on my Abu Garcia 4600 what would I have to do?

I think the sides are aluminum.

Get some wet sand paper, scuff it up some, the real fine grit stuff. Let it dry. Then seal it with a coat of water tight acryalic glue... Then, and this is key, go throw the dam thing in the nearest lake or pond, a creek will do, and get a Revo.

Questions?

If you were a dog, you would be a mutt.

Haha.

Cool.