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spinzo wrote:

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So, while toting my tube out of the woods the other day, the fly that was on my Phillipson, lashed to the side of the tube, snagged on a bush and while the rod was fine, a loose guide pulled off.  It's still hanging there, but in need of repair.  So, I have have a question:

It's doomed,  it is unsalvageable. ... Just send it to me.

If you tie your own flies, there is no reason you shouldn't fix your own rod.

Standard rodbuilding thread for fly rods is Gudbrod rod building thread size A.   You can also use 3/0 silk too but it is much harder to deal with.
I would avoid others if you are unfamiliar with rod building.  You need thread that isn't too fuzzy and isn't coated with lubricant as some embroidery machine thread is.

You absolutely have to coat the threads or else they will come undone very quickly (don't cast the rod before coating the thread or it will loosen up too much).  If you are looking for an old style look I would use spar varnish.  (I have used poly spar varnish or normal spar varnish).  The standard coating for modern rods is an epoxy finish, but I wouldn't do this to your old phillipson.

I would use color preserver (CP) on the thread as well, otherwise the thread gets very dark.  CP also makes it easier to strip the guide off later and start over. 

If you are going to order from a store, I would get:
a spool of thread,
color preserver,
permagloss (a modern, non-epoxy finish)

I would also consider getting a few snake guides (about the size of your current guides) size 1, 2, 3  just for the next time something happens and you loose a guide, or rewrap over the winter.

If you are trying to do this without ordering, try to find yli 3/0 silk, and use spar varnish (which will set you back quite a bit since you usually have to buy a quart)  If you are trying to get back on the water asap, wrap it with any thread that seems appropriate and coat it with a poly varnish.