How many dips?????

[3Feathers]

Bought a big dipper,filled it with waterbase poly.How many dips do you do to seal your woodies?I put four coats when applying the wipe-on,the dipping seems to put on a heavier coat.

[Dave Pagel]

I use Helmsman Spar Urethane, but I dip 3 times, crest and dip 3 more.

D.P.

[Roger Norris]

Are you guys steel wooling between coats?

[M60gunner]

May I ask why so many coats? When I did wipe on poly 3coats seemed to me more than enough. I used 0000 steel wool between the first and second coat.Third coat went over the second coat, then wax.

[Orion]

I usually use Bohning lacquer -- two dips.  Have used water based polycrylic as well.  It's even thicker.  Only two coats of it as well. Steel wool lightly between coats and after the second coat.

[Bjorn]

Yep that's what I do-2 dips.

[Paul Shirek]

2 or 3 if it is thin...

[Mongo]

I use Minwax Poly-U thinned with Mineral spirits.  Usually two dips is plenty for my woodies.

[Tree Killer]

dip once...steel wool...dip again...crest...dip again...fletch.

3 dips with the minwax poly

[grayfeather]

I use bohning and use 2 coats and water stain first.I steel wool between first  to coats.I dip and let drip with my rack made by Legends bows, works great.

[AkDan]

take a damp rag and wipe your shafts...let them dry than steel wool...will make much less work later!  

I use profin and usually go with 4 or 5 coats.   no need to thin or mess around its ready to go in the can.  It does target target burn though.