Anyone Have Ideas for 'Poor Man's' 3D Repair?

[mrpenguin]

Hey Guys,

I have a couple of 3D targets in need of repair but cannot afford expensive repair kits. Anyone have a 'cheaper' but effective way to repair the critters?

Thanks!

[Rick Butler]

I've used Great Foam with good results.  Wrap the area you want to repair with cellophane, poke a few holes thru the wrap then insert the tube from the can into the holes and squirt the foam in.  Once it dries/cures you can trim it to shape and then color te area with spray paint to match the rest of the target.  I've got a 3D bear  target to repair now but this worked real well on a couple of other critters.

[wvtradbow]

Get a tube of Silicone,(like for caulking),100% silicone works best, put it in every where it's shot up,let it dry a day then for finishing I use that expandable foam an let it dry an cut off the excess,almost as good as new...The Silicone stays flexable an acts as a glue an the foam is mainly for looks.....

[mrpenguin]

Thanks gents... this is great. I have an antelope that is about to slit in half and a javelina that is getting pretty shot out. Since I am practicing with mostly broadheads right now... it reeks havoc.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

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[hvyhitter]

Quick and dirty - stuff big hole tight with sheet plastic, wrap with duct tape, spray paint. Rather than tear up a good 3D target with broadheads, every year or two I get the "el-cheapo" yellow bag target from wallyworld. I shoot it up all year, patch it up by wraping with a 5 buck tarp, and just drop it in a dumpster when it looses to much stuffing. 3D targets just cost too much to shred with broadheads and snuffers take out big chunks at a time with foam.

[Jack Skinner]

It was on here before and I used it similar to Rick above. Great stuff, burlap, spray adhesive, spray paint. Cut burlap to shape, spray adhesive over side of target, cover with burlap, let dry a little while. Make small hole and spray in great stuff dont over do it or it will ooze out the pores in the burlap and cause a bulge. Trim any excess that oozes out the burlap, and spray paint, works really well.

[Cherokee Scout]

Great Stuff, it is cheap and easy to work with.

[Gatekeeper]

I have a deer target that has seen its fair share of shots, to the point that it was in two pieces. I used a combination of expanding foam, plastic bags, Liquid Nail and burlap to put it back together. It’s solid now. Here are the steps I used to repair my target.

1.   Connect the pieces together with Liquid Nail (construction grade). You may need duct tape to keep pressure on the pieces while the glue dries.

2.   If the two pieces seem weak after the glue dries or you’re having problems keeping the two pieces together, tape a piece of wood across the top to act as a spine. It doesn’t need to be a 2” x 4” just a piece big enough to give the body some rigidity. A couple of 3/8” wood dowel rods will work. The wood can remain there if you think it helps hold the body together.

3.   After the glue dries fill in all small to mid size holes with expanding foam. If you used duct tape keep it in place for now.

4.   After the foam sets up, pack the vital area with plastic bags or pallet wrapping material. Pack in as much as you can to make it dense. Fill any leftover voids with expanding foam. Don’t worry about the foam expanding out past the targets body you can trim the excess foam away after it dries.

5.   Using Liquid Nail, glue on the burlap material and wrap the body with the burlap. Wrap it from spine to belly and back up to the spine. Be liberal with the glue and put a couple of layers of burlap around the body. Pull the burlap taut. Wear rubber gloves or old gloves that you can throw away because this is the messy part. Firmly rub the burlap and push the Liquid Nail through the material.

6.    Once the glue dries, remove any duct tape that the burlap didn’t cover and paint the target with cheap exterior house paint. If you don’t want to paint the whole target, at least paint the burlap part to protect it from the weather.

At this point you should have a target that is back to being one piece and ready to shoot. The vitals area packed with plastic should be dense enough to stop your arrows. When this breaks down, repack the vitals area and wrap the body with more burlap. This setup should last a couple of years or more.

[Stumpkiller]

You'se ahead of poor if you have a 3-D to begin with.      

I use the U-Stuff It bag deer and just rearrange the screen material inside occasionally, and every few years sew a heavier screen repair patch on the outside.

[Jerry Jeffer]

1. Clean the used up area out of little loose junk.
2.wrap with SHIRNK WRAP Very Tightly.
3.Poke hole for nozzle of Great stuff can.
4.Fill er up!
5. Park your car on top of it for a couple days. for compression.
This will give you amazing results.

[David McLendon]

I kept two 3D deer targets going for almost 8 years using Great Stuff.

[finkm1]

I wrap with clear food wrap and fill with great stuff. I put a piece of duct tape over the hole. Spray paint when it is dry. My target has been shot in half twice and I have been able to fix it. It has been fixed so many times that it looks like it has fatty tumors like my black lab has.

[koger]

I get carpet scraps, and cut out deer/pig/turkey silhouettes, paint,put on big blocks of foam, hay bales, baled carboard or big bag targets works great, 2d but helps me kill critters.