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Author Topic: Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?  (Read 437 times)

Offline Minuteman

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Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?
« on: April 03, 2008, 10:03:00 AM »
Got a buncha polyurethane from a yard sale , satin, quick drying variety. My thought was to thin it and use it as an arrow finish I could dip and hang dry. Its too thick so it needs thinned.
 My questions are; what do ya use for the thinner, and what kinda glues are or aren't compatible with polyurethane finish?
 I was planning on using Duco for the fletches( I also have regular fletch-tite and CYA) or possibly fletch tape.
 Thanks
 Chris
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Offline Ben Woodring

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Re: Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2008, 10:31:00 AM »
Duco will work fine....and I just put the finish on with one of those cheap foam brushes instead of dipping.

Offline Grant Young

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Re: Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2008, 10:45:00 AM »
Chris, I've had excellant results with the tape on a wide variety of finishes. Recently I've even used tape and a feather burner with success; I'd been a little reluctant to try it but its worked great on everything so far.
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Offline Kevin L.

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Re: Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2008, 09:07:00 PM »
Duco or tape will work. As for thinner, check the manufacturer's website and see what the recommended thinner is.
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Offline dino

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Re: Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2008, 09:12:00 PM »
I used platinum the other day on a minwax polyurethaned arrows.  No issues. dino
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Offline Fletcher

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Re: Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2008, 09:44:00 PM »
Chris, I use a lot of Minwax Fast Dry Oil Base Poly for arrows and thin it 3 or 4 to 1 with a good quality paint thinner.  This dips well without runs and gives me a nice tough finish that doesn't target burn.  Duco is the glue of choice.
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Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: Thinned Poly-U. and compatible glue?
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2008, 10:23:00 PM »
Yup, good quality paint thinner mix 70% ploy and 30% thinner. Works great and use duco or tape. Shawn
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