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Before painting carbons do I need to sand shafts first or jus apply first coat of paint?
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I always clean the shaft with 91% Isopropyl and let it dry thoroughly. Never had any problems with the paint after that. I also never sand the area to be painted.
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If I may add an additional question to this one, what type of paint is used for crown coat? Reason asking is that i’ve been spray painting a white cap using basic cheap dollar store type spray paint and my fletching do not hold with glue (platinum) or with the fletch tape. Is it the paint causing the problem?
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And by the way, Ty I see your from MS, what part?
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Thanks Joe. Thinking about trying a few to see how they turn out. I'm from sumrall, lil town outside of Hattiesburg.
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quote:Originally posted by joe skipp: I always clean the shaft with 91% Isopropyl and let it dry thoroughly. Never had any problems with the paint after that. I also never sand the area to be painted.
Same here. I use high gloss Krylon. I prime it first with one, and maybe two coats. Buff lightly with 0000 steel wool and then the Krylon. After the Krylon (usually 2 coats) high gloss dries I buff it lightly with 0000 steel wool again to take the shine off. I then use fletch tape from Bohning and Duco on the fletching ends.
Masking tape protects the areas I want to keep with the natural arrow finish. (GT Trads)
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Ty...I use bohning paint products and Platinum glue. I never crown dip any arrow on hot, high humid days. I just finished up some arrows here this week because of 95% humidity and 100 degree temps last week in NY.
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Thanks for the info guys. I'd pretty much given up on painting arrows because with the paint I've used - mostly Krylon or Rustoleum - anything other than fletching tape eats the stuff on contact and I'd wind up with arrows that looked like they'd barely survived small pox.
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Why paint them just use wraps from Onestringer. Don't have to worry about paint chipping off or feathers staying on. You also can crest them and spray a clear coat over the crest.
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I've had great success with Rustoleum followed by a top coat of Minwax satin poly.
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I second the krylon I turkey hunted this sping and wanted to tone down my bright fletches I hit them with krypton camo green in light mists and up the shaft to the cresting my traditional only shafts held the paint and the feathers held it too. The key is light coats is better than one heavy
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I have been doing the same process for several years, haven't lost a fletch yet.. First thing i do is whipe down the shaft with denatured alchol, then spray a coat of " Non sandable" primer, let it dry good, then apply color, usually one coat of krylon sprayed evenly works. Then i fletch them up with good Ole' DUCO ... has not failed me yet
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