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