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Offline T Folts

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Feathers falling off.
« on: January 13, 2017, 01:46:00 PM »
A while ago I decided to paint and crest some arrows. I used a spray can of Kylon paint. I used fletch tite platinum. The feather fell off most of the arrows. I even lightly buffed them with 600 grit sand paper and wiped them down with alcohol.
Is there some clear I can put over them to get things to stick?
Thanks
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Online Roy from Pa

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2017, 01:52:00 PM »
I would suggest either Duco glue or fletch tape.
Did you use denatured alcohol on the quill and shaft?
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Offline T Folts

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2017, 01:54:00 PM »
Yes Denatured alcohol.
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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2017, 02:00:00 PM »
Use Duco
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Offline Msturm

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2017, 05:31:00 PM »
Is it just the fletching coming off or is it the layer of paint coming off? I use superglue and have had that issue where the paint under the fletching comes off. I have found that using that 600 sand paper on the shaft BEFORE painting solves that problem. Good luck.
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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2017, 06:09:00 PM »
Fletch Tite Platinum works best with Bohning Fletch Lac paints. Lac as in lacquer. The spray paint you used is not lacquer. I know some guys swear it doesn't matter but it does!
I have sprayed shafts using the same stuff you used. BUT after I crested I brushed on waterbased polycrillic. Same stuff Bohning sells in little bottle but I bought a can.
I have not tried the platinum glue on the polycrillic yet. Reason being sometime ago there were isssues with the glue and I changed to Saunders NPV glue and have not looked back.
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Offline finkm1

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2017, 06:10:00 PM »
Maybe the Huron Bows you build are just too dang fast!   :bigsmyl:
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Offline mahantango

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2017, 06:19:00 PM »
Platinum is not compatible with Krypton. As suggested, Fletch tape or Duco. I use the tape with a dab of Duco at each end, still shooting some arrows that are 10+ years old.
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Offline the rifleman

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2017, 06:47:00 PM »
How about gorilla super glue.  I have gone from wraps to krylon and my initial finds are that fletch tite and gg superglue will work for me--- time will tell...
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Offline the rifleman

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2017, 06:52:00 PM »
Whoops--- meant to say the fletch tite held at first, but then pulled off.  The gorilla glue is holding up after a couple weeks-- I can't pull those feathers off.
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Offline Terry Johnston

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2017, 07:02:00 PM »
Try loc tite gel, no more problems. period...
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Offline Prairie Drifter

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2017, 10:46:00 PM »
I use gorilla super glue gel. No problems on any surface, painted, wraps or bare shaft, carbon, wood and aluminum.
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Offline Jessebeaux

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Re: Feathers falling off.
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2017, 12:32:00 AM »
I'm having really good luck with Gorilla gel and the fletching tape...
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