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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2019, 08:36:11 PM »
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2019, 02:06:06 AM »
Quote from: Shredd on February 09, 2019, 08:07:42 PM
The Hunter epoxy may be better suited for this because it is thinner than smooth on... 

I hear a bit of talk about Hunter epoxy but I can't seem to find a price on it. How does it compare to EA 40?
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2019, 09:42:24 AM »
Rosewood has it. I think $80 for quart of resin and pint of hardener. Probably good stuff but I aint changing till I have a reason. If you work the Smooth on in it will soak in the cloth.
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2019, 09:44:17 AM »
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #24 on: February 10, 2019, 10:41:22 AM »
Quote from: Crooked Stic on February 10, 2019, 09:42:24 AM
Rosewood has it. I think $80 for quart of resin and pint of hardener. Probably good stuff but I aint changing till I have a reason. If you work the Smooth on in it will soak in the cloth.

Thanks Mike. I have thought about trying it simply because it's thinner and I would like to try applying with a roller at some point. It seems like it would be quicker, easier and not having to apply pressure to thin veneers would lesson the chance of them breaking. Although, I have not had that happen yet.
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2019, 10:50:38 AM »
If you are gonna use smooth on I would definitely warm up the resin that you are gonna use on the cloth to about 90 degrees...
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2019, 01:55:14 AM »
How would the camo netting work? It seems pretty thin.

Seems like I saw a post several years ago where someone used the old school WWII looking "Blob-o-flauge" and put it under clear glass, or maybe it was over. Not sure... slept since then.

I have been looking at the artificial snake skins Mike has on his Pine Hollow website. I think they are printed on cotton and look really good.

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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2019, 10:33:29 AM »
World war 2 Camo netting is what Paul Schafer used back then.
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2019, 01:13:04 PM »
A friend of mine has used the camo netting from hunting blinds successfully. Just be prepared to use more smooth-on than you normally would.
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2019, 02:00:18 PM »
I've thought of messing around with having printed cloth under clear glass, but I wonder what the difference between going that route vs gluing the cloth on top of the fiberglass is.  I know I've seen how-to's about gluing snakeskins onto glass, but cloth is a bit thicker than snakeskin.
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #30 on: February 11, 2019, 06:21:17 PM »
If you just glue the cloth on with an adhesive it should be fine...  But if you saturate the cloth with resin it may develop a bunch of small cracks...
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #31 on: February 11, 2019, 07:12:25 PM »
Would love to use WW2 camo netting if anyone has any???
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #32 on: February 15, 2019, 08:50:42 AM »
I have made 2 woth cotton camo cloth. I used smooth on. Layed the bow up just like any other. You just have to leave the cloth wider as it does slip a little.
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #33 on: February 15, 2019, 09:16:29 AM »
Thimking about this if you go a little extra on the smoothon let it soak for a bit I would think air the hose a little at a time like you should do the glue will get in the cloth ok.
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #34 on: February 15, 2019, 09:57:50 AM »
One of my friends told me Mike Treadway built a bow with newspaper under the glass just to see what would happen... He said it worked. Sounds like it would be a pain during glue up since its paper..
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #35 on: February 15, 2019, 03:40:17 PM »
Hmmm something to read while hunting  :bigsmyl:
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2019, 09:00:30 PM »
I reckon I’m gonna have to do this?  :biglaugh:
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2019, 10:27:31 PM »
Kenny's right Paul Schafer used to make them. I used to live in the same town as Paul and he showed me one of his camo bows, it had camo netting under clear glass. worked good!
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #38 on: February 16, 2019, 06:39:56 AM »
Do what Kenny newspaper??  Maybe PA. newspaper with pink tips  :bigsmyl:
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Re: Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??
« Reply #39 on: February 16, 2019, 07:59:12 AM »
Hey sticky, nuff outta you boy:)
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