U-40 Perma Gloss – One-Part Urethane Rod Finish

Cork, EVA, wraps, wood, reel seat's, complete rods from butt to tip top. It's a go-to for making my cork more "hardwood" like and gives a bit of a sheen without too much compromise on the feel. It's crazy cool on black EVA. Making it look wet and jet black with a great texture. Sets up quickly so beware and stinks to high heavens but an awesome coating

Very easy to use, great way to finish off raw blank

Restoring one of my father’s old fishing rods. Lots of battle scars. Stripped it down to the blank and repainted-painted. The Perma Gloss made it look good as new. Worth every penny!

As I am learning, I have been stripping some of my old rods down and repainting them. This has helped make that finish so much more professional looking.

I don’t trust anything else on the market to provide such a durable finish.
Attached is a photo of a vintage Conolon Custom Graphite rod ABU Garcia produced. Note after the first coat how the woven pattern comes to life.

Just look how beautiful the urethane lays, looks like a bought rod from a factory !!!
Excuse the triple review I have no idea how to edit them.

These are the images from the urethane. My first review i didnt know how to edit it, those where the epoxy images

Im by NO means a rod builder. I just started modifying and maybe have done 5 rods. You can tell which one was my first build, and which one I got a little better lol.
My niece wanted a glitter design even though its my rod ( to big for her) and we got some that was sprayable. Very light coat since rods bend. And tried the urethane over it.
Oh MAN it looks like a factory rod company did it. If I made it look like a company rod finish with a $20 Temu rod machine that's not level and cheap, I could imagine what you guys can do with the right equipment. Definitely get a spot that's ventilated. I used a professional paint mask with the filters on the side and my friends jobsite basement . I found it Spinning Fast to be better for me to apply it, but dry slower like epoxy.
Mudhole has EVERYTHING you might need to build.

Relatively new to using Perma Gloss, bought this product for restoring vintage rods that have had poor care. With a little prep, they can look practically new again.
On new builds, i am using it primarily on Deco Wraps and Decals. It works and looks great on decals if you apply and least one or two coats first, then apply the decal and a couple of more coats over top. One caution, is when applying a decal over a thread wrap. Up to 4 coats of U40 Perma Gloss, and the thread ridges still remain and can be seen under the decal. To help this, I now apply two coats Perma Gloss, then one coat of Gen 4 epoxy. apply the decal on the Gen 4 epoxy then two or more coats of Perma Gloss. One thing to watch for, is that the U40 Perma Gloss can remove some the writing on the Decals. I have noticed this most on the Gold colors on the MHX Rod Spec Decal. I have not tried CP coating the decal yet, but that might help.

This stuff dries quick, make sure you load enough on the brush for smooth application, the stuff also smells, use in a well ventilated room, store in a Ziploc in a cool dry place, tends to dry on the cap though!

Used it after wet sanding an old fiberglass blank to restore it. Looked new.

It was easy to use and did the job

Ok easier than part A,B mixes.

Just as promised. Good products fair shipping. Easy to purchase from

Works great!

U-40 Perma Gloss – One-Part Urethane Rod Finish

went on smooth and superhard and still flex

Excellent. Soaked in well and dried hardened well

U-40 Perma Gloss – One-Part Urethane Rod Finish

product is good ,but mud hole had old stock the product i recived is not useable

It does exactly what it says on the bottle and then the rod maker magazine volume 27 issue 1 it tells you how to do it and it's so easy just check it out thanks bye

For the past 8 years or so, I’ve used Perma Gloss on all my fly-rod builds and many of my steelhead and salmon rods. From a performance and durability standpoint, it is superior to epoxy two-part rod finishes, plus no mixing is required.

best clear coat ive used

I use Perma gloss as my final finish on carbon fiber grips. I like the feel and texture of the Perma gloss for the handles I make for various rods. I think it feels better on the handles than standard epoxy. It works good and I really like it. I will try using it on one of my fly rod builds in the near future for thread finish.