my 1st bow arrived today, no idea what to look for

[BAK]

Just be sure when you string it up both limbs bend the same direction.

[JTurkish]

Will do thanks

[nineworlds9]

That's a fine bow to start with and good for you for being a lefty  

[rmorris]

So do you have a verdict on that bow yet?

[Bongos]

You can make that thing look new, first get some 0000 steel wool, lightly scrub with the grain of the wood/ fiberglass... then wipe it down with a cleasn rag.  then go to Home Depot and get Poly-wipe.. the part is tricky, you are going to apply the poly wipe on to the bow but it has to be uniformly the lenght of the bow.  What I do is hang the bow on one end. have clean cloth rag  tightly wrapped around something straight like a left over peice of wood (usually a leftover 4" peice of wood form a project), then you apply generously to the cloth soaking it, the you  apply.  After applcation, let it hang dry

[limbolt]

Good looking bow,and as Dave said,the shelf is definately on the correct side. Congrats and enjoy.  

[Phrogdrvr]

Looks like a good deal to me.  My daughter just picked up a flea market bow that was really crudy, stubborn stuff wouldn't come off.  We used citra-solv and it turned out Great (notice the capital "g").  I also use this stuff to clean the rosin build up on my precious violins if that gives you an idea of how much I trust it not to ruin the finish.

Tom

[Gerry]

Try Scratch Out (mild abrasive that will remove a lot of gunk) after a mild soapy bath.  LOL.   Sweet bow don't worry what you paid shoot the hell out if and enjoy every arrow!

[McDave]

Speaking of arrows, what kind do you plan to shoot out of your new (to you) bow?  I would guess 1716's?