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Offline carpenter374

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Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« on: February 23, 2008, 12:27:09 am »
Just as the title says, i wanna know what you guys like. Ive used  several coats of tru-oil and several coats of car paste wax on my 2 hickory ive done. I did some tillering today. Ill have one ready for full draw tomorrow. Thanx.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2008, 12:30:20 am »
I like 4 to 5 coats of Tru-Oil and for hunting bows I add a quick spray of satin poly to cut the shine. Pat
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2008, 12:42:15 am »
Bear Grease and Beeswax ....melt it all together....and put it on and use a Heat Gun to help it absorb.....it is pretty good waterproofing.....and it really keeps the wood conditioned too.........
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2008, 12:47:00 am »
..Hawg er bear grease boned in.............b.ob
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2008, 01:10:39 am »
not very primitive, but I like tru oil from the little bottle spread on w/ finger.  I used it for the first time on my most recent bow.  I put on 9 coats.
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2008, 02:46:54 am »
Tru oil - all I've used so far, get's glossier with more coats (not that that's desirable) with a hunting weapon. Am in the market for some bear grease but haven't killed one yet ;D.
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2008, 06:25:35 am »
Bob, I love your new name ;D...and the signature too ;D ;D
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« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2008, 06:26:17 am »
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2008, 10:28:58 am »
I like the minwax spray polyurethane, with a coat or two of Maguire's car paste wax over it. Never did like true oil, takes to long to dry, and doesn't seem to hold up as well in wet conditions.
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2008, 11:44:49 am »
I like Helmsman satin spar urathane spray or Tru-oil, or both.
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Offline carpenter374

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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2008, 12:26:33 pm »
So if i wanna use hawg fat can i just use bacon grease or do i have to render it further and/or add wax?
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2008, 12:35:57 pm »
Bacon grease works as is, just pick the chunks out of it.  ;D It is a little salty, but you can buy a gallon bucket of hog lard pretty cheap.
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2008, 12:41:25 pm »
Well I kinda like the Helmsman Spar Urethane used to use the spray but buy it in the quart can brush on now
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2008, 12:57:56 pm »
Tru-oil and Tung-oil.  This will make most of you cringe, :o but I just put camo duct tape or limb skins on the bows when they are used for hunting; easy to remove and they don't hurt the finish.
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Re: Whats your faviorite bow finish?
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2008, 02:03:37 pm »
Tungoil for example. I like shellack, too. On my "primitiver" bows I often use muskrat grease or fat? Whats correct? Grease or even fat?
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