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Author Topic: cresting over dried gasket laquer?  (Read 759 times)

Offline Lone Ranger

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #20 on: June 11, 2013, 03:25:00 PM »
Appreciate the help Gordon, heard from 3rivers my stuff shipped today!


any insight on how to get a white cap on the tail end with out using white GL? is there any kind of straight paint that I can use after the first coat of GL to get a nice white crown dip? (or crown spray) that I can then go over with GL?


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Offline MO Bow

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2013, 03:32:00 PM »
I've done all my cresting over GL with Testor's enamel.  Cresting holds up well on top of GL.

I have a little beef with GL though.  I shoot a lot of targets with my arrows and the GL tends to get milky up front where the shaft heats up from friction.  It shows up worse with the ebony stain I like to use.

Plus, GL doesn't do well with moisture.  I live in Southeast AK and it rains all the time.  GL and a lot of repeated rain exposure don't mix well.

When I make my next set, I'm probably going to switch to Daly's Pro Fin.  I've heard that stoff works well.

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Offline Gordon Jabben

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2013, 04:56:00 PM »
Sorry L.R., I don't have any suggestions on the white cap dip and for some reason, I haven't had very good luck with white GL. I once tried some chartreus (sp) latex paint under GL and I couldn't keep my feathers on using duco cement.
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Offline Lone Ranger

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #23 on: July 11, 2013, 09:57:00 AM »
Dan, and Gordon- here are my crested shafts. All of them have been dried now for 4 days. I dont know why I am sweating dipping them in the lacquer-

you are using the speed coat dipper cap right? the rubber gasket that strips off most of the laquer after ya dip the arrows?

just hoping I dont have a bunch of issues!

   

     


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Offline Gordon Jabben

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #24 on: July 11, 2013, 11:05:00 AM »
Dang it L.R., you have got me a little nervous too!!!  
I do use the gasket.  Here's what I do.  I take the arrow and quickly dip just past the cresting the first time.  I'm sure if you let the cresting set very long in the gasket lacquer it will dissolve the cresting paint. Also I have had problems with thinned gasket lacquer.  The acetone will make the cresting run.  I just made up 42 arrows with very fine cresting lines and they came out great and I hope yours will too. Let us know how it turned out.     :pray:
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Offline Dan Bonner

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #25 on: July 11, 2013, 12:52:00 PM »
I use the ecodipper gasket that attaches to the side of the GL can and drips the excess back in the can. I dip the tip end into the unthinned GL (you don't need too much) and pull it through quickly. Let dry 15 minutes and repeat. Relax! its supposed to be fun.

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Offline Grey Taylor

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #26 on: July 11, 2013, 02:25:00 PM »
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Relax! its supposed to be fun.
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It's only fun when things work out according to plan. When you start to see problems it can become un-fun very quickly.
Believe me, when you've got someone waiting on a set of arrows and you see the cresting smear down the shaft, it is un-fun.

Guy
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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2013, 02:44:00 PM »
Dan and Gordon thanks so much for your replies! My wife would tell you I'll relax when I am dead and not until then! (and Heaven had better be ready!!!)

will let ya know how it goes!


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Offline Lone Ranger

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2013, 04:11:00 PM »
Grabbed one and said what the heck- stuck it in tail first just past the arresting and pulled it back out, no problem! Did 3 more after that- need to move some arrows around to et them all done. EZPZ- no runs, perfect cresting!

Thanks for all the help!

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Offline Dan Bonner

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2013, 04:21:00 PM »
Grey, not sure what your remark means. I build bows and arrows for fun. I'm not a professional. I have blown up bows, designed and built forms that were inferior, smeared arrow cresting,  cut arrows and lams too short, cut sight windows on the wrong side, gotten inumerable cuts, abrasions and splinters and loved every minute of it. I can spend 12 hours in my shop without a break and not once think about the stresses of everyday life. That's why I do it. I stress over the important stuff and arrows ain't that big a deaI. Advice was solicited and I contributed because I have relevant experience. I'm beginning to wish I had not....
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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #30 on: July 11, 2013, 05:13:00 PM »
Dan- I appreciate the help! I'm pretty sure I would be mighty po'd If I had cut the sight window on the wrong side of a riser though! Hahaha

L.R.
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Offline Gordon Jabben

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2013, 06:10:00 PM »
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Offline Dan Bonner

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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #32 on: July 11, 2013, 06:59:00 PM »
It worked out fine. Made a new left handed friend. Glad your arrows turned out well.

Bonner
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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #33 on: July 16, 2013, 11:36:00 PM »
It worked out fine. Made a new left handed friend. Glad your arrows turned out well.

Bonner
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Re: cresting over dried gasket laquer?
« Reply #34 on: July 18, 2013, 08:20:00 PM »
Well? Lets see em dude!

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