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jamesh76
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tru oil Question
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April 15, 2011, 09:38:00 PM »
I have read alot about people using tru oil on bows and arrows. But I typically only see 3 oz bottles. Question is:
How many arrows can you do with a 3 oz bottle?
(I have read 5-6 coats per arrow)
How much is used to do 1 60" bow? Is 3 oz enough?
I am just not certain how far a 3 oz bottle will actually go.
Thanks,
James
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James Haney
Spring Hill, KS
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rraming
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 15, 2011, 09:59:00 PM »
It does a ton, I don't know how you would use it all, I have no idea how many bows or arrows but several of each.
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Bjorn
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 15, 2011, 10:10:00 PM »
3 oz will do a number of bows 6-8 coats 3-4 bows. Shelf life is a problem so buy the little bottles and make a pin hole in the foil.
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PEARL DRUMS
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 15, 2011, 10:14:00 PM »
Store the bottles cap down, that way the skin that forms wont be on top impedeing flow and putting "chunks" in your finish.
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Danny J
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 15, 2011, 10:15:00 PM »
does not have a real long shelf life.
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 15, 2011, 10:22:00 PM »
I use so much I have never had mine go bad, some as long as six months. I keep mine cool, around 62-63 degrees and I give it a shake every week or so if Im not using it............I love the the stuff!
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Canadabowyer
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 15, 2011, 10:29:00 PM »
Bjorn, that pin hole idea is the best idea I have heard in quite a while. Thanks, Bob
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jamesh76
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 16, 2011, 09:14:00 AM »
Thanks a ton guys. I just ordered a small bottle of it to test out on some arrows I will be making in the next couple of weeks.
I would imagine that the small hole in the foil with the bottle being stored upside down would probably work best?
I assume shelf life meaning once it is opened it tends to go down hill from there on?
Preferred method to hand rub or use little strips of t shirt or something?
Thanks,
James
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kat
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 16, 2011, 10:02:00 AM »
I've have made 5 or 6 bows with one small bottle. It really goes a long way. Be sure to put it on in thin coats, and I like to lightly use steel wool between coats.
My preferred method of application is to use a gun cleaning patch.
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Jack Shanks
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 16, 2011, 10:10:00 AM »
I'm with Kat. I use coffee filters cut in 1/4s to apply. The gun patches sound like a good idea though. You want to use something lint free and these two things are.
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Jack Shanks
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 16, 2011, 10:15:00 AM »
Don't know if any one else has done this but when I work with True Oil or Lin Speed I take some in a small container and add a few drops of Terpentine to thin it just a bit. The terp also acts like a drier. I like it to be more thin than it is as it come out of the bottle....
If I have some left over after I am done I just pour it back in the bottle
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rascal
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 16, 2011, 10:49:00 AM »
I apply mine using just fingers, It didnt seem right at first and I was sure I would end up with finger prints and smudges all over but it dries perfectly. Use 0000 steel wool between coats and apply several thin coats versus fewer thick coats.
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jamesh76
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Re: tru oil Question
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April 16, 2011, 10:54:00 AM »
Rascal,
It it easy to remove from your fingers?
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