restoring this reel
Submitted by otoshi on Thu, 2009-03-19 20:36
guys, need help urgently for this reel.
think it is a abu garcia suveran.
was given this reel by a guy who live next door to me as he is moving off and knows i did abit of fishing when i was in WA
this reel have what i think are corrosions.. and i think its kind of bad.
need help on advice and tips on how i could stop the corrosion or even better restore the reel till its formal state.
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blueys60
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Yeah that's a suveran what
Yeah that's a suveran what the heck happened :(
otoshi
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i only wish i knew blueys60.
i only wish i knew blueys60. it was given to be in this state this afternoon. from the looks and the drag, i am guessing its a good reel.
can someone update me on this reel too?
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honsu chin
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Made in China or Sweden
Made in China or Sweden model??
From what I can see.....just on the outside. Not much you can do. Maybe just clean off all the paint and can try to buff up the metal parts. Unless the reel is running rough there's not much you can do with exterior corrosion/rust
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otoshi
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"made in sweden 01" is what
"made in sweden 01" is what i see on the reel.
do u suggest sanding down the paint? seems to me that it still runs smooth. just the looks of the reel is kind of a put off..
whats your point on this reel?
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kane
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If you want to do a proper job
get a wire buff, take the old paint off, is it alloy or steel? youll need to know this for spraying with new paint...if its alloy youll need to do a base coat of etch primer, if steel use a rust primer first ,and youll obviously get a much nicer finish using spray than using brush.
Whats the value of the reel, might be better off just using it untill it dies and throwing it away....if it was a once valuable reel worth the effort to clean it up then thats the way to do it.
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scuttlebutt
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I'd probably bin it. But
I'd probably bin it. But apparently they are quite a good reel. Found this info on the net, quite in depth
http://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/showthread.php?t=371548
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kane
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thats actually quite a good article, good find.
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otoshi
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any idea what its worth?
any idea what its worth?
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schecky
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yeah i have heard they are
yeah i have heard they are quite sought after i may be wrong though
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