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Author Topic: Arrow finish?  (Read 835 times)

Offline madness522

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Arrow finish?
« on: March 15, 2007, 01:51:00 PM »
Has anyone using a poly finish had a hard timer getting arrows out of targets?  I noticed that my arrows were harder to pull than most of the other guys and gals arrows I shot with this past weekend.  One guy told me that the poly heats up a little as the arrow sinks into the target thus making it harder to pull out.  I have been using a poly finish on the shafts and wondered if a shellac finish would be better and make the arrows easier to pull out of a target?
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Offline Tim Fishell

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Re: Arrow finish?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2007, 02:23:00 PM »
Put some Pledge funiture polish on your shafts.  I do this when I shoot my woodies into 3D targets.  I have also heard of using Armour All.  

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Offline TexMex

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Re: Arrow finish?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2007, 02:40:00 PM »
I started using plain pastewax.

Offline Lost Arra

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Re: Arrow finish?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2007, 02:44:00 PM »
I'm with Tex.

Johnson Paste Wax works.

Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Arrow finish?
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2007, 04:06:00 PM »
I heard the paste wax is good to put on your bow too.....?

Offline A.S.

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Re: Arrow finish?
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2007, 04:21:00 PM »
Try carrying a bar of Ivory soap with you, and rubbing it on the last couple inches every few shots.

Offline madness522

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Re: Arrow finish?
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2007, 05:50:00 AM »
Great ideas.  Since I already carry string wax would that work or make them more difficult to pull?
Barry Clodfelter
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Offline Shakes.602

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Re: Arrow finish?
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2007, 05:52:00 AM »
Good Old Turtle Wax is What I use! Makes 'em Slicker than Snot on a Doorknob!  :goldtooth:
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