So I decided to try my hand at refinishing a bow. I have a late 80's model JK Chastain Wapiti. It's a custom t/d model when he used the metal block and metal dovetail attachment - I've never seen another one like it, as he moved away from that system many, many years ago. It's a great shooter but the finish was in really poor shape. Very yellowed, and even chipped completely off in some areas. The tips were the worst. My first mistake was not taking "before" pics.
I used an orbital sander, steel wool, and plenty of elbow grease to get the old finish completely off the riser. For the limbs, I was afraid to sand too much and the first attempt looked poor. So I re-sanded and got to the fiberglass - very slowly, and very carefully LOL.
I used wipe-on poly on the riser - I think 8 hand rubbed coats. Then I used the spray poly in "Semi-gloss" for the 4 coats on the limbs, and 4 overcoats on the riser. I'm very pleased with it. Not a show stopper, but honestly better than I expected the results to be.
Completely sanded riser and limbs...
Riser after the wipe on poly (gloss) - look at the color it brought back!
And the finished product...
What do you think?
Topic: I completed my refinish... (Read 908 times)
