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Here's the history. When married to my now ex-wife of many years ago, I was trying to get her interested in fly fishing. So...I ordered a customized rod directly from the Scott rod company for her and had her name put on the blank. The blank is the rough finish blank used by Scott. The rod is a nice rod but I find myself not using it because it has my ex-wife's name in it. It also kind of bothers my new wife who's been with me for years and she does fly fish with me. So...can I remove the name myself? Because it was done by the factory, I'd have to remove the old finish on that part of the rod and somehow remove the name, then revarnish that section of the blank. Obviously, I'm not a rod builder. I've tied flies and have fly fished all my life but never got into rod building or serious repair. What repairs I've done have been rather crude. I could really use some suggestions about doing this on my own so that I or my wife can "comfortably" use this rod. What kind of finish would Scott have used? Thanks!