Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: oakfall on July 10, 2009, 08:17:23 pm
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Do you guys find any advantages with an epoxy finish when it comes to slowing a bow sucking up moisture in humid weather?
Oakfall
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The better the finish, the better it resists moisture, but Tru-oil for one will do the same with a lot less work and cost, and I used to swear by T Bird.
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Dano, I still swear by it! ;) But I'll second that on the true oil.
As for moisture,I agree with Dano. But I think there is a difference in the indurance of the epoxy over anything else.
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I use clear spraypaint, four coats then two coats of wax.
Has worked for years.
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"But I think there is a difference in the endurance of the epoxy over anything else." Very true Tim, but tru-oil is so easy to touch up.
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Yea Dano, but who wants to carry a bottle around with them? ;)
There ya go with that easy button again.....I bet you even went back to useing teflon skillets? ;D
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Epoxy is the ultimate finish as far as moisture and durability go. But it's a pain to repair - that's why I mostly use Tru-Oil now-a-days.
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Thanks to you buddy, I love my cast iron. Gotta have an easy button, being retired is a lot of work. ;D
See there Tim, even Gordon slowed down using Tbird.
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Ive always loved tru oil on my gun stocks... and has worked well on my bows. Just apply many coats.
Mike
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Yea I think you and Gordon are just getting old and lazy... ;) ;D
True oil is actually hard to find around here nowadays. Used to be every Mom on Pop store had it.....
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First I raise the grain by wiping the bow down with a warm wet cloth. After the raised grain is sanded I use two coats of penetrating Watco with at least three days of drying time between coats. The second coat of Watco is applied with a fine scotch bright pad or wet sanded with 320 grit wet/dry paper. Watco dries slowly but thats what allows wet sanding without it getting sticky. If you apply a coat of Watco over a coat that has not dried you will case harden and the inner coat will take sometimes weeks to dry and you will have a mess. After that second coat of Watco is dried throughly it's thinned spar varnish until a surface finish is built up. The final finish is Renaissance Wax, a micro crystaline wax polish applied with fine steel wool. Hope this helps.