Wipe down bows?

[nhbuck1]

What can be used to wipe down your bows with to get dirt off and so on to clean them up. What do you use or suggest.

[Pine]

I just use a damp cloth .

[M60gunner]

Damp cloth. If it is that dirty I remove the string and clean the string grooves as well. I would dry off the bow and apply some car wax and buff it out.

[nhbuck1]

the water on the damp cloth wont hurt the bow at all? i didnt know if there was some kind of solution to use such as guns using oil type thing.

[Shadowhnter]

Will rain, dew, or snow hurt it? If so, best be an indoor range person!

Wipe with damp rag, let dry. If you want extra sheen use Johnson's paste wax.

[David Mitchell]

A damp cloth to get dirt off, but I use lemon Pledge from time to time to spiff things up.

[nhbuck1]

anything like pledge that is non scented so it dont stink in the woods lol

[tomsm44]

For heavier cleaning, like tape residue, goo gone works good.  Once it it clean, you can also put a coat of paste wax on it to help protect the finish and keep dirt from sticking.

[nhbuck1]

What kind of paste wax and where can I get it?

[Terry Lightle]

Johnson paste wax-grocery store

[tomsm44]

You can also find it at a lot of hardware stores.  The can I have is sold by Minwax and was with the other Minwax wood stains and finishes, but it's all pretty much the same.  You just wipe a thin coat on with a rag and let it dry for 5-10 minutes, then buff it lightly with a clean soft rag.  It'll get marked up a lot easier than the actual finish because it's fairly soft, but you can just buff it out with a rag from time to time.

[two4hooking]

Another vote for Johnson's paste wax!