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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: ncpat on July 15, 2013, 12:48:43 pm

Title: Finish/Paints?
Post by: ncpat on July 15, 2013, 12:48:43 pm

I think I have seen this topic before but cannot locate at the moment.

I have a little Minwax from a project. Would it be OK as an arrow finish? How about spray paint? I have blue & white spray paint, semigloss finish. I have flat black & brown spray paint also.

What do you guys use?

Title: Re: Finish/Paints?
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on July 15, 2013, 01:18:30 pm

Quote from: ncpat on July 15, 2013, 12:48:43 pm

I think I have seen this topic before but cannot locate at the moment.

I have a little Minwax from a project. Would it be OK as an arrow finish? How about spray paint? I have blue & white spray paint, semigloss finish. I have flat black & brown spray paint also.

What do you guys use?

I tried spray paint on cane but it flakes off.
Go for the minwax, it works fine on oak shafts ;)

Title: Re: Finish/Paints?
Post by: Pat B on July 15, 2013, 09:14:04 pm

I've used both with good results on POC shafts.

Title: Re: Finish/Paints?
Post by: BigNocker on July 17, 2013, 04:39:36 pm

I've got a book called, North American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers.  It has many detailed drawings of arrows from the Smithsonian etc. Its fun to paint arrows to match the historic ones with different ochre pigments.