I posted about two reels I had traded for and had turned into a refinish and fix project in an earlier post. These are older BPS "Bassmaster" reels. The first one I did in flat black and this is the second of those reels after paint.

The reels were disassembled completely and cleaned and scrubbed...each and every cover, gear, everything. Man these were dirty and gummy.

The covers were stripped, cleaned again, deep scratches filled in with JB Weld (Bondo won't stick to plastic), sanded and primed with plastic primer. The reel in these pics was painted with Rustoleum Metallic enamel can spray paint, and clear coated with Rustoleum Clear enamel can spray paint. Then after curing a few days I sanded wet sanded them with 600 grit paper and then used swirl remover polishing compound to get the glossy sheen. Reassembled and lubed them and they're like new reels again.

I know its a lot of work for a couple of old reels, but I really enjoyed making them from go from toss asides to nice looking and fully functional reels.

BEFORE


The first Edition - Flat Black with one of the original reels


2nd edition - Metallic blue w/ black nose piece

Not bad for some spray paint & elbow grease for a beginner

This reel was in the worst shape of the two before I started. But I'm pleased with the result

Nice Job!

That's actually pretty sweet looking. I love that metallic reflex color. Plus that's a good way for you to customize your own gear to your own liking. My husband does graphic design and vinyl work for a living---so he's always making cool designs for our rods. We'll take them out and it always gets people talking.

Maybe you can spin a little extra money redoing those old reels for people. They look great!

that looks great. Those Bassmaster reels are bulletproof.

Nice job on the reels!