Fist I like to clean my shafts with alcohol and let dry.If it is a shinning black shaft I'll scuff it with some 0000 steel wool and then wipe clean with alcohol.Then I like to to use a mouse pad set on top of a large book to elevate the shaft so nothing will hit the shaft as I roll it.I lay the wrap on the pad and line up the shaft at the nock and start to roll the shaft.And I keep alittle pressure on it as I roll and then I roll it back and forth just to make sure it sticks good.And then I'm done.