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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2013, 01:55:15 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on July 19, 2013, 01:37:57 pm
I wipe each limb down while grabbing the center, then the handle being sure to leave any smudges under the grip. Then I sit it on a 1" tube to dry. If it leaves a few marks I don't worry as the grip covers it up.


I do it the same as Pearly on bows where I'm putting a handle wrap on.  If the bow is going to have a bare handle I'll do the limbs right up to the fades and sit it on a spray paint lid to dry.  Once its dry I'll put a coat on the handle blending it out into the fades.  I repeat that process for every coat.
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Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2013, 02:08:59 pm »
I hang the bows from the light fixture in my room by a strand of fishing line tied to one of the nocks. After every coat I put on the bow I rub it with steel wool to get rid of the marks left by the line and for the next coat I tie the line to the other nock so that they will be the same. This way the only time I touch the bow is when the finish is hard enough to not leave smudges.
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2013, 02:15:16 pm »
toomany I have two screws about 5' apart, do both limbs and then set it on the screws and do the grip, bub
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2013, 04:18:29 pm »
Do any of yall use a rubbing compound afterwards to rub the finish out?
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2013, 04:36:18 pm »
after a couple coats I hit it with #0000 steel wool between coats then I use paste wax
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2013, 05:09:31 pm »
Quote from: bubby on July 19, 2013, 04:36:18 pm
after a couple coats I hit it with #0000 steel wool between coats then I use paste wax

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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2013, 07:32:45 pm »
Quote from: bubby on July 19, 2013, 04:36:18 pm
after a couple coats I hit it with #0000 steel wool between coats then I use paste wax

Quote from: RBLusthaus on July 19, 2013, 05:09:31 pm
Quote from: bubby on July 19, 2013, 04:36:18 pm
after a couple coats I hit it with #0000 steel wool between coats then I use paste wax

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I'm actually thinking of making my own paste wax, I figure the end result will be pure as well as cheaper by a hair or two,  ;D. I got easy access to beeswax, there is a local store that sells locally harvested beeswax for 10 bucks a pound about, which is pretty cheap I think. And woodcrafters got pure gum turpentine I believe, which I am thinking is all I need? I have made it out of oil and beeswax melted together, but I was never really happy with the result. I mean it was a paste wax alright, but I didn't like the feel or look after using it... By the way, anybody ever heard of diatomaceous earth? It's a powder made from fossils of dead bacteria and such, which kills insects by cutting their exoskeletons and drying them out. Supposedly the stuff is sharp and jagged under a microscope, so I was thinking it would make a good rubbing powder, and we happen to have like 20 pounds of the stuff for killing fleas.  :) I was googling to see if it would work, and it turns out it can be used for a polish, so I might just try it out after I get this bow done, I am on coat 6 right now. This tru oil stuff is sticky as hell,  ;D. How long should I wait before I rub it/polish it? The other thing I was thinking of trying is some of this polish I got at the automotive store, haha. It makes my guitars look just great... 
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2013, 07:36:51 pm »
+2 Pearl.  The handle gets covered anyway so it can have a few smudges.  Little steel wool cleans it up.  I hear most people say they hand rub it as Blackhawk just stated.  Can't get the finish right hand rubbing, I use a clean cloth rolled up into a tight ball.  Gives me a better finish.  I'm sure it's my technique but hand rubbing for me leaves streaks that the cloth does not.
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2013, 07:46:12 pm »
toomany a tub of quality paste wax is around 12$ and it will last many many years, I may never use up mine
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #24 on: July 19, 2013, 07:54:33 pm »
Quote from: SLIMBOB on July 19, 2013, 07:36:51 pm
+2 Pearl.  The handle gets covered anyway so it can have a few smudges.  Little steel wool cleans it up.  I hear most people say they hand rub it as Blackhawk just stated.  Can't get the finish right hand rubbing, I use a clean cloth rolled up into a tight ball.  Gives me a better finish.  I'm sure it's my technique but hand rubbing for me leaves streaks that the cloth does not.

I know I am not loving these paper towels as soon as it starts to get sticky... which seems to be almost instantly. It does suck up a lot of finish too.

Quote from: bubby on July 19, 2013, 07:46:12 pm
toomany a tub of quality paste wax is around 12$ and it will last many many years, I may never use up mine

True, true.
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2013, 09:45:39 pm »
Russ, don't let Jawge get to you.  He's kidding, the nail in the handle is a sight pin.   ;)
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #26 on: July 20, 2013, 04:01:41 am »
I rub out with Rottenstone and Lindseed Oil...

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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #27 on: July 20, 2013, 10:02:22 am »
Quote from: Gus on July 20, 2013, 04:01:41 am
I rub out with Rottenstone and Lindseed Oil...

-gus

Well, (I know this is probably stupid for a couple reasons, as you probably wanna wait a week for the bow to cure before you rub it out I gather) but last night after 7 coats I polished it with some turtle wax brand polish,  ;D. Not sure if that is the best idea, but the end result looks pretty nice, lol. It was an experiment bow though I was doing it on, in order to get my screw ups out of the way as this was the first time trying tru oil.
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 the lower part is raised up,
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 the part that has too little is increased."

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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #28 on: July 20, 2013, 10:23:52 am »
I use the small cosmetic wedges to apply the tru oil.   I get a better finish with those than trying to use anything else. 
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Re: How do you guys set up a tru oiled bow to dry without getting smudges?
« Reply #29 on: July 20, 2013, 02:46:20 pm »
Here's the results from my first attempt with tru oil yesterday, I am not the best photographer and it is hard for me to get a good pic of the finish, but this is roughly how it turned out:



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