B50 Bleeding on Bow

[matts2]

I have a roll of red B50 that is turning everything red.  My hands are red from making a string.  Is there anything I can do to the string to stop that?

[Grey Taylor]

I had that same problem on one spool. I got another spool of red and it was fine. Any way you can return it to where you bought it and get another?

Guy

[JRY309]

I have a roll of red B50 that does bleed alittle color and had another one that was fine.I have had black D97 that bleeds alittle.And had a black 450+ that bleeds really bad,my hands look like I was playing with a piece of coal.You might try calling the factory and ask them about it.

[Eugene Slagle]

My spool of red B50 bleeds too but then I've had it for 20+ years & only use it for nock locators & stuff, since it bleeds like it does.

[cyred4d]

I've never seen red B50 that did not bleed.

[portugeejn]

Not a lot of experience, but the two rolls of red I have had both left red on most everything.  I couldn't get it to stop until it was done bleeding, then it quit.

RonP

[Lee Robinson .]

Get a rag and rub it up and down several times and you will pull a lot of the bleeding color off. Wipe the red bundle off a few times before twisting up your string...and then if you need to rewax the ends for the flemish, do so. Then when you are done making the string, wipe it again...Rotating the rag OFTEN so you don't drive the color into the other strands, especially if you are doing this on a newly finished string. After you have done it a few times, if you want to you can unbrace the bow and rewax the string loose to get the wax to penetrate between the strands. When you are done, you may still get some bleeding, but it won't be near as much.

[matts2]

Thanks All.  I did start wiping the string down with a rag last night and will continue to do it over and over.  Thanks for all your comments.

[smilinicon]

you need to keep waxing the string if you are wiping it with a rag.