Removing the Bear coin for refinish

[droptine59]

Ok here is the tutorial:

Step one: lay your bow on a flat surface.
 

Step two: put a 3" bolt head down on the coin.
 

Step three: heat the bolt with yoiur portable hand held propane torch till the bolt is "pink"..should take 60 seconds. the tuirb of the torch and let bolt sit 10 more seconds to tensure heat transfer.
 
 

Step four: with pliers or tongs, pick up the bolt and drop it in cold water for safety.
 

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[droptine59]

Step five: with a razor blade edge insert into coins edge and carefully lift on one side . The coin will simply lift right out. Instead of using a razorblade, you can drop a hot melt stick onto the hot coin, let it melt, and adhere to the coin and simply pull it out when it cools.

This is especially good for those who have shakey hands and lack finesse to avoid carving out some material in the riser coin hole edge.
 
 
 

Step six: the heavy covering of clear wil be brown and burnt, but the coin under will be left un harmed. Spray auto paint stripper on it, let sit for 5 min. then wipe off ..98% of the clear will come off, leaving a tarnished Bear medallion/coin with some residual clear coat ready to be final cleaned and buffed to new again.
 
 
 

Step seven: drink a beer.

[Dano]

Cool!! I help ya with step seven, thanks Richard.

[4runr]

Nice tut Rich!

I'll join Dano in the heavy lifting as well!

[2treks]

I'm in for step seven, just incase Dano and Kenny get tired.
Thanks Rich.
Chuck

[Bill Skinner]

Slight problem.  My Kodiak Magnum's coin fell out one day.  It had a square tail about 1/2" long.  It was very tight fitting, I had to wait until it came out again to reglue it.  It would only come out straight up.  I don't know if the razor would work, the glue stick may be the only thing that works.  FWIW, it is a raised nickel coin.  Bill

[2treks]

Bill, That coin may be a foil wrapped plastic. I had one last summer that was loose so I thought I had it easy to get out and when I got it out I was surprised that it was plastic with foil over. That was a bow from the early 80's maybe late 70's.And I had not ever pulled one that had the tail before so I think it is just the"Newer" bows that have this. It also was a raised nickle coin. set us straight Rich.(please)(thank you).
Chuck

[droptine59]

FYI, the stripper i used on the metal copind was Kleen Strip from Walmart.. I use it on metal and NOT the bow.

Unless you know your chemicals, and what they do to wood...especially fiberglass, you are looking for trouble. So use strippers at your own risk. I prefer mine as a healthy mid-west redhead.  

[Bill Skinner]

The serial # KU66371.  Green wood with a blue stripe.  Greenish brown tips, White and green overlay.  I think it is a 72?  It has a spot rubbed off and it looks like copper under.  How would you tell if you have a plastic coin?  Bill

[TonyW]

All Green Futurewood Blue Striped Bears have plastic buttons - the metal coins are recessed flush with the riser.