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Author Topic: Waterproofing feathers  (Read 970 times)

Offline Bill Carlsen

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Waterproofing feathers
« on: April 15, 2018, 12:27:19 PM »
Remember seeing  a thread about waterproofing feathers. Haven't posted in a while so thought I'de give the new site a shot and add a pic. I use silicone water proofing that I buy at Walmart. It is not in the pic but in the store it has a fl. orange cap which makes it easy to find. Once I spray the fletch I leave the arrows on our porch or in the garage for a night and the smell is gone once they dry. I works better than anything else I have tried and even if I get a pass thru on an animal the fletching has very little blood on them. In addition it seems to inhibit the mites that eat away at untreated feathers.
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Offline Sirius Black

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Re: Waterproofing feathers
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2018, 01:48:37 PM »
Good to know!  :thumbsup:
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Offline Bamboozle

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Re: Waterproofing feathers
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2018, 02:02:40 PM »
My wife happens to be out to WalMart now. I sent her a text of the pic you posted asking her to grab a can. Thanks for the tip!
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Offline Hopewell Tom

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Re: Waterproofing feathers
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2018, 02:35:30 PM »
Thanks, Bill.
I'm going to try that this week, some mites have been at work in my arrow supply.
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Offline Hummer3T

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Re: Waterproofing feathers
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2018, 07:30:59 PM »
I use the food grade stuff (very similar product) likely does not make much difference once it is dry.
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