ProKöte Rod Building Thread Finish
Product Details
PROKÖTE™ rod building thread finish is the perfect choice for professional-grade finished fishing rods.
With its extended working time, easy leveling, good bubble release, and excellent thread saturation, PROKÖTE™ is your go-to choice for rod building needs. Each kit includes mixing and application instructions, and the smaller kits (2-8 oz.) also include a set of free 3cc color-coded syringes and yorker caps. The base resin and hardening components are provided in equal amounts, and are mixed in a simple 1:1 ratio. With its medium-build structure, PROKÖTE™ remains flexible without becoming too soft or hard, and its unique leveling properties release micro bubbles with ease. Protect your rod from UV rays, scratches, abrasions, and the elements with the superior clarity retention and yellowing protection of PROKÖTE™.
- Medium build viscosity remains flexible without staying soft or becoming too hard and cracking
- Unique leveling properties release micro bubbles with ease
- Excellent thread saturation creates a deep protective coating
- Protects your thread wraps from harmful UV rays, scratches, abrasions, and the elements
- Prevents the growth of mold and mildew, which can damage and degrade guide wraps over time
Note: the volume listed is the total volume of both hardener and resin. For example: when ordering PK-2, that features (2) 1oz. bottles to make approximately 2oz. of prepared finish.
The Difference is Clear.
PROKOTE™ rod finish has been tested to be the #1 epoxy. PROKOTE™ has the finest UV inhibitors available in a commercial rod finish. The clarity is unsurpassed by any other finish - period. It remains flexible without staying soft or becoming too hard and cracking. The leveling properties in this finish are 2nd to none while micro bubbles release with ease. In 1,500 hours of weatherometer (WOM) Xenon Arc testing by an independent laboratory, PROKOTE™ Rod Finish proved to be the #1 brand of thread finish epoxy for rod builders. Tests for quality and overall coating performance were performed.
Controlled laboratory testing proved dramatic superiority over the other brands. Tests on PROKOTE™ note an 87% clarity retention compared to the leading manufacturer, while UV Yellowing was the lowest of all brands tested. Laboratory Tests note that PROKOTE™ Rod Building Finish is 207% better at non-yellowing and 187% better at a 60 degree gloss reflectiveness than the leading brand of rod building finish.
Please note: Epoxy finish typically has a 1 year shelf life depending on conditions.
Warning: California's Proposition 65
Proposition 65 Warning
CA WARNING.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to https://www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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Always clear easy to work with easy to use
Just changed to Gen4, I hope it does better. This yellowed very quick on 2 white blanks I built on and these were technique specific rods so I just went to grab them out of my rod room which is in my house. These rods haven't been on my boat but 3 or 4 hrs testing after I built them and then taken to my rod room for 6 months. Can't imagine how they'd look if they'd been on my deck every week.
Built a 9’ surf/jetty rod with double foot guides. The finish started to thicken significantly before I finished. Going over the wraps with an alcohol lamp afterwards did break what few bubbles there were but it left little craters where they were. All this at 74 F in my basement. Yeah, I know I’m old and slow. Bought two 4 ounce, low build kits the next day. The finish did look good though.
Easy to work with and great results
Thread coat worked good did sag when I got it too hot with heat gun.
