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Finishing the PVC Fly Rod Tube

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Then, I roughly covered most of the remaining white spots with black (flat black).  Again, let it dry.  It doesn't have to be perfectly dry, but paint runs look dumb.

 

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Moved to the sand colored outdoor paint. Since this paint has a great flat finish, I used it after the green and black to dull it down.

 

I did this cycle three times - green, black, sand.  Each cycle I used less paint than the cycle before and focused on crevasses.  You can probably do it with one color cycle, but hey - I'm trying to impress people here.  (not really, I was just being a perfectionist)

 

With this stuff it's very important to hold the can back from the target surface - about half again as much as with normal spray paint.

 

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Took this while the tube was drying.  For my money, this is the best paint I could have used for this project.  It's shiny because it's wet... after it dried it had the desired flat finish.

 

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I added a strap that you can buy just about anywhere.  It's just a nylon shoulder strap with velcro loops at either end.

 

I love the way it came out, and can't wait until I need to stash it again.