Mickthesheep
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Got a 6500ct sports mag that needs some talc,any recommendations.
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Absolutely ! Why spend money on having someone do something that with a bit of care you can do yourself. I think that when it comes to things like this youtube is your friend. I usually just get a decent sized work tray and carefully take the reel to bits, clean, oil/grease and put it back together remembering that its a fishing reel do not go over tightening things you will just end up stripping threads. I am really pissed with myself because I used to take advantage of a small ultrasonic bath we had in our lab... I failed to borrow that when the labs were shut down. That cleaned parts beautifully.Why don`t you have a go yourself,ABU`s are quite straight forward to service,it`s the gearbox reels that are a bit more complex (525,saltist ect) there`s plenty of good U Tube directional videos out there,also Russ @blakdog gives a lot of easy tuition on his website .Cals grease,carb cleaner or lighter fuel and a set of small tools,disposable gloves,coffee and your good to go.Too many people buy new bearings when they`re are sometimes not really needed unless you feel you need an uprade to improve on your casting, just a clean will sometimes do the job,drag washers are a different story you will know when they are needed.Tuning your serviced reel takes patience as only you know how you want it but not brain surgery,most minor adjustments can be done on the job.Russ will supply you with most of the things you need...Alan