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coldsteel
03-12-2002, 06:15 PM
Wondered if there is an easy inexpensive way to fix a small divot in the cork handle of a rod? I thought I read somewhere years ago you could take some small scraps or chunks of cork, mix with some white glue and fill the hole. After dried, sand down & finished. Any thoughts? Please advise, Thanks!
Tacklebox
03-12-2002, 07:52 PM
You have the picture. Most cork handles are glued togather with two part epoxy and then sanded down to the desired shape. This will work as a repair also.
The standard fix for a cork handle is to use cork dust - mix with white glue - like Elmers carpenters glue - fill the holes - sand down, and you are good to go.
To get the dust - simply get some cork rings, take an old cork handle, get some vacuum jug corks from the hardware store, and some 50 grit sandpaper. Use the sandpaper to turn the cork source into cork bits. By using a fairly coarse grit - like 50 grit sandpaper - the cork pieces are a nicely sized, to mix with the glue to fill the holes.
You can use epoxy - but the problem with epoxy is that it is typically much tougher than the cork and will leave a glue line.
Another good option for glue is model air plane cement - Like Amberoid. The glue is not as strong as the Elmers glue - but it is about the same strentgh as the cork. The nice thing about model airplane cement, is that it sands off at the very same rate as cork - so that there is 0 glue line left after sanding.
As we used to tell the children, however -- don't sniff the glue -- you will go brain dead.
Yes, the model airplane cement that I am talking about contains acetone - that used to get kids high on - but it dries very quickly and sands at the correct rate.
Take care
REW