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Title: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: jikwan on November 29, 2007, 06:16:21 pm: how do i repair a very nasty caved in section of my fishpole?
last casualty i kind of fixed cutting up plastic detergent bottle
rolling it up and heavy taping
results are not ultra satisfying
some better way please?
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: windowwashers on November 29, 2007, 06:18:29 pm: Quote from: jikwan on November 29, 2007, 06:16:21 pm
how do i repair a very nasty caved in section of my fishpole?
last casualty i kind of fixed cutting up plastic detergent bottle
rolling it up and heavy taping
results are not ultra satisfying
some better way please?
fibre resin maybe
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: Jeff Brimble on November 29, 2007, 06:41:53 pm: This guy can fix almost anything,
http://www.polerepairs.co.uk/
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: jikwan on November 29, 2007, 06:57:44 pm: looks like better than new
my damage is a fraction of a total split

the trouble with plastic sleeves is you can still feel it crunching
around when holding it
lester's not too far i guess
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: Alex Wingrove on November 30, 2007, 12:49:56 am: here's what you do

if its split or snapped

get a very fine hacksaw and saw it in half i recommend wrapping tape around the area you will cut first, try and save as much pole as you can, you should now have two pieces

take the top piece and push it through the bottom of the lower piece so it grips, now take it back out and sand the bit where the top piece meets with the bottom piece and then add super glue slide it back through again and wait, now wrap duct tape it is as good as new

do you understand?
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: Ian_Giles on November 30, 2007, 06:16:42 am: Alex is quite right, that will work a treat, depends on the length of the split and the amount of damage though.
Instead of superglue you can also use epoxy glue, it's a little more permanent...trust me...I know!!!! :'(

If the amount of splitting is a little too much to be able to risk cutting, go to your local motor factor supplier, Halfords and the like, and get a fibreglass repair kit.

Sand the damaged section, wrap with fibrglass matting and follow instructions on the pack.
It will make the section a little heavier, but as a DIY solution it is a strong and sturdy repair....sigh, I know these things! :-\

No doubt taking it to get it professionally repaired is the best option, but for myself I couldn't do without the pole section for the time it would have taken to get repaired.

Ian
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: jikwan on November 30, 2007, 07:25:08 am: thanks guys
sounds very much like an effective solution
got to try this asap
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: stevekennedy on November 30, 2007, 05:57:41 pm: Quote from: Alex Wingrove on November 30, 2007, 12:49:56 am
saw it in half .....

...... you should now have two pieces

Really? ;)
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: Jeff Brimble on November 30, 2007, 06:00:51 pm: Yes, but you end up with a lot shorter but stronger section because of the overlap. This repair does depend on how far the "cracks" have travelled.
Title: Re: sickening sound of boot on carbonfibre fish p
Post by: Alex Wingrove on November 30, 2007, 06:02:50 pm: Quote from: stevekennedy on November 30, 2007, 05:57:41 pm
Quote from: Alex Wingrove on November 30, 2007, 12:49:56 am
saw it in half .....

...... you should now have two pieces

Really? ;)

yeah well you need to make sure dont want people dong something crazy lol