Lacquer on carbons?

[heartlandbowyer]

Any of you arrow masters lacquer over your cap dip and crested carbons to help protect all the time spent cresting?

Thanks,
Cory

[TSP]

Nope, I never try to dress up or mess with my carbon shafts.  I figure they're born ugly right out of the package and there's no use putting lipstick on a pig.     :D

[oldbohntr]

Lacquer will damage most other paints. You could use a polyurethane clear, I suppose. I have not found water based paint to be nearly as durable as lacquer...no matter what they cost.  Bohning lacquer has a pretty toxic odor but it is extremely durable and needs no top coat.  And I disagree, TSP.  I like making a pretty arrow, regardless of the material.

[M60gunner]

Is that Bohning Laq. Paints? If so like oldbohntr says you do not need to clear coat. In fact Bohning says not to. They do sell a little bottle of waterbased clear to coat your crests. I found that Minwax waterbased Polycrilic works just as well. I cover the whole cap dipped and crested area. I use a cheap foam brush. I fletch using Saunders NPV glue.

[MEsquivel]

Try polycrilic. Ive used it over dry cresting (24hrs)  and it works pretty good. Fletch with bohning platinum after it dries.

[mahantango]

I crest carbons with Testors and clear coat when fully dry with rattle can Poly.