need to get two new eyes on my 8ft hammer

[wheelerboy920]

just looking to see if anyone can put new eyes on my rod i know throne bros dose it but there an hour and a half drive for me

[MW AL]

wheelerboy.

You have midwest rod and reel in prior lake if that's any closer for you

[motley man]

Buy the eyes and put them on yourself. Not hard to do and you can seal them with clear finger nail polish. I just use regular sewing thread and have never had a problem.

[upnorth]

I really wouldn't recommend sewing thread and finger nail polish to replace guides on a rod, especially a higher end rod. Nylon or polyester thread will be much stronger than sewing thread and finger nail polish will not stand up to the abuse that thread epoxy will.

[jentz]

I've used them all learning.The sewing thread works fine,The idea of nail polish was I thought a good choice,I was dissapointed!! Every rod I did within a few years the polish peeled off.

[pureinsanity]

Bring it to midwest rod and reel in prior lake. Id offer to do it for you but I am not skilled enough.

here is there info. Keep in mind they can meet you at different times if non of their hours work out with your schedule. Just give them a call and set something up.

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[upnorth]

Will sewing thread work, yeah it may. But it is not as strong as nylon or polyester. Also take a really close look at sewing thread compare to the other two and you will see a few things. 1 it tends to be lumpy and also more fuzzy than than nylon and or polyester. If you don't care about lumps or fuzz then it won't be a problem, but if you do, it will make your wraps look pretty bad.

[pureinsanity]

as long as we are on the polyester thread talk. I was in a quilt shop this weekend. they have some neat threads. think theyd work? 100% poly. Couldnt tell if they had wax on them or not.

[upnorth]

Hard to say. I know Mettler works cuz I use that, I also use color preserver. Madiera(sp) is supposed to work well to. I wouldn't try any polyester without CP. And CP will pretty much negate the wax and silicone issues.