ROD REPAIR- Need Help !!!!!!

[piscesman]

I know this is a reel discussion board but need help on a rod repair. I recently came across an old rod built for the Garcia Mitchell 510 & 508 reel. It has the screw on but section that secures the reel foot in place. The butt section fits fine but has a rattle to it. After removing the butt section, which by the way you shouldn't be able to, the "locking" bolt is loose inside causing the rattle. My question to you is this. Has anyone out there been able to remove the plastic end cap over the cork with any success? I don't know whether to dip it in scalding hot water or apply a heat gun hoping the glue will let loose. I don't want to destroy the cap if possible. Help from ANYONE would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks.
Kim

[FSREPAIR]

Kim,

I wouldn't use scalding hot water or a propane heat gun! Try using a hair blow drier on the butt cap. This should create enough heat to break the glue bond. Then wrap the butt cap with a rag, grip the cap firmly and twist, but don't use too much force. When it comes loose clean up the inside of the cap with denatured alcohol. Lightly sand the cork area where the cap was seated and clean up with denatured alcohol also. Then you can glue the cap back on when you have fixed the screw. Rod builders epoxy works well for this glue bond and any excess can be cleaned up with denatured alcohol. Randy Heller

[SWIM JIG]

KIM, our Rod Repair man, Richard and also the rod makers shop in srongsville ohio (frank) use COLD yup! cold, Stick it in the frezer, or fridg, or put ice on it, rod glue unless its epxoxey only works to about 30 degrees F. The glue is only good to aporx. zero< after that the glue gracks and presto off comes the caps, next allow the frod and cap to come up to room temp if in warmer air about 40degres etc. With glues these companies used the (cheapest thing they could , as profit was their only motive. Onec ypu have the cap off use the other sugestions you are reading to remove glue, You can scrape off the stuff when still cold as it pops off in chuncks. Once you compleat the bolt repair , Find some 5min or if a ben franklin store its 6min 2 part epoxy cost about $5.75 + tax, only thing that removes epxoy is acitone, denature alcohol will hell slow the drying time or smothe out the glue, needles to say DONT GET IT ON YOU! Our man rolls the butt in the stuf and slids the cap on, make certain its where you want it as it (AINT GONA MOVE NO MORE) make certain you clean up around the joins before it hardens! Now you sit back and take pride in a job well done! Ps some poor colector 90 years from now will cus you into high heaven! when he has to replace the but cap! ( his problem) ha ha YOUR OHIO Conection a DECIDING election State Col. Milton Lorens aka SWIM JIG

[piscesman]

Thank you both for the information. I would never use a propane torch, only a commercial heat gun at a safe distance. Will flip a coin to see what I'll try first and let you know the out-come. Tight lines...
Kim

[piscesman]

The end finally came off with the heat gun. Anchor screw came with it. Couldn't put in another one but at least no rattle. Have a hard enough sneaking up on fish without giving them a warning. Thank you again for all your help...
Kim