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Author Topic: Arrow Wrap Question  (Read 560 times)

Offline oldgriz

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Arrow Wrap Question
« on: July 13, 2007, 02:36:00 PM »
Can you fletch over arrow wraps using Fletch Tite.... or should I use fletching tape...
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Offline SlowBowinMO

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2007, 02:41:00 PM »
Platinum works great, old Fletch tite is not a real good choice.
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Offline oldgriz

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2007, 02:48:00 PM »
OK Thanks... so it is fletch tape for me...
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Offline mark land

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2007, 02:54:00 PM »
I would suggest using the super glue style adhesive, they work great and much quicker and will really hold well.  Did not have much good luck with the Platinum glues or even Bond Tite.  Mark
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Offline BMOELLER

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2007, 03:11:00 PM »
I'll second Mark. Tried platinum and they popped off.  I use the super glue and no problems.
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Offline JRY309

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2007, 03:58:00 PM »
For me all I have used is Fletch-tite Platinum and never had one come off of wraps.

Offline hill boy

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2007, 04:40:00 PM »
fletch-tite platnum has worked well for me.Cant hardly getem off.I use an arizona tool.Dont know if that matters
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Offline Jwilliam

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2007, 05:18:00 PM »
I use fletch tape and then a drop of fletch-tite platinum at each end of the feather. Works great!!!

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Offline Grant Young

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2007, 05:33:00 PM »
Try rubbing over the wrap with a cloth or paper towel dampened with 93 percent isopropyl alcohol.I usually do this to the wrap, or even crown dip if that's the situation, and the base of the quill. I doesn't have to be real thorough and I've found it improved the quality of the bond by a large margin. I even do it when I use tape.                               Grant

Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2007, 07:13:00 PM »
Flrcth-tite platinum has worked awesome for me and it only takes me 1/2 hour to do 1/2 dozen arrows.  Shawn
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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2007, 07:42:00 PM »
You can use either Fletch tite or fletch tape.  My quiver is full of both types.  I just started using tape and it seems to work fine.
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Offline Stone Knife

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2007, 08:06:00 PM »
I cleaned mine with alcohol, then went with duco, that seems to work.
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Offline stagetek

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2007, 10:03:00 AM »
Yes. I use bohning paints for cresting, and fletch-tite platinum for fletching. Never had a problem, and I've used several different brands of wraps.

Offline Adam Mooney

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2007, 05:12:00 PM »
If you use the Fletch tite or that style of fletching glue or fletching tape I would also put a dab of CA/super glue on the leading edge and tail edge of the feathers. This locks it down so they wont start to peal up. The glue I recomend is Beyond Bond by Steel Force. It is by far the best glue out there. DO NOT AND I MEAN DO NOT USE DUCO CEMNT on WRAPS it never dries.
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Offline dino

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2007, 05:20:00 PM »
I have fletched about 500 dozen cap wrapped arrows this year with fletch tite platinum and it works awsome.  Tape works good too, but takes too long. dino
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Offline Al Dean

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2007, 08:00:00 PM »
I've always used regular fletch tite and never had a feather come off.
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Offline bsh_jr

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Re: Arrow Wrap Question
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2007, 10:50:00 PM »
I've fletched around 75 dozen wrapped shafts this year using loc-tite brand superglue gel.  It works great and sets up in seconds.

Brannon

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