Confused about thunderbird finish

[bornofmud]

So I bought Thunderbird quick drying poly and thinner.  Do I just put the quick drying poly on by following the directions on the can? On their site, it says it is a two part finish.  Am I missing the other half of the finish?

[bornofmud]

I can not find anything on the can that says it is part a or part b.

[Roy from Pa]

You got the wrong material. The Thunderbird you have is for arrows. They also make a two part Thunderbird, A and B, that comes with the thinner for mixing for spraying bows. I can't find their website but if you look on the can it may have it listed.

[Bowjunkie]

tbirdarchery.com

Yep, sounds like you got the one part poly arrow sealer. You want the two part epoxy bow finish. Completely different stuff.

[Roy from Pa]

Thanks, Jeff
 http://www.tbirdarchery.com/

[bornofmud]

Oh man, that really sucks.  I take it that the finish I have is not good for bows then?  Anyone tried using it on a bow?

[Bodork]

I have used it on bows with good results. One draw back is if you are doing a refinish or touch up job you should sand all of the old finish off because it goes on as a lacquer then dries to a poly. Lacquers dry really fast and are known to lift or wrinkle old finishes as they evaporate. If you don't have ideal conditions to spray your bow the poly is a good choice because it dries so fast. With the epoxy, it dries so slow that any dust, flies or an occasional low flying B-52 may find it's way into your finish. The epoxy is a tougher finish though and touch up is easy.

[Sam Harper]

I use the one part Thunderbird that comes in a spray can and supposed to start as a lacuer and end up as a polyurethane.  I'm pretty happy with it.  Bob Sarrels uses it, too.  I put three coats of thunderbird gloss, then after the conversion, I put one or two layers of miniwax polyurethane satin over that.

[strungstick]

I've used that T-bird finish on numerous bows for years and it works great.  It dries fast and is very user friendly.  What is also great about it is that you can spray a store bought poly over it for touch ups with just light sanding, no need to remove the entire finish.  3 or 4 coats of this finish is very durable.   I like the finish so much I've used it on numerous furniture projects as well.  I built a stand for a large salt water aquarium and that finish has held up to the salt water for about 7-8 years now.  Good stuff  

[Sam Harper]

My bad.  The stuff I use doesn't come in a spray can.  It comes in a pint can.  I use a Preval sprayer to spray it on after mixing it with 20% thinner.

[bornofmud]

Awesome, thanks for the info guys.  Sounds like it actually might work better for my current conditions.  I'll try the right stuff once I use up this can. Thanks!