Fixing Rings on Rod

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Fixing Rings on Rod

#1 Post by chenz116 »

Ive just noticed the ceramic coating is gone from inside my top three rings on my rod.

Can this be fixed ?
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#2 Post by donal domeney »

The only thing to do is replace them.
Check with ShaneH on the site
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#3 Post by willie bendit »

donal domeney wrote:The only thing to do is replace them.
Check with ShaneH on the site
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Re: Fixing Rings on Rod

#4 Post by dangler »

How long have you had the rod and how much did the rod cost? If it was cheap it might not be worth fixing as the rest of the rings are likely to go at some stage provided the rod hasnt fallen and got damaged that way.

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