Fletch Tite Platinum--response results pg. 6

[CG]

A few months ago it was Barge Cement that I discovered had changed, now it's Fletch Tite.

I'm sure it changed quite a while ago, since I'm not usually on the cutting edge of anything.   :confused:  

Anyway, are you getting along with the Platinum as well as the "old" Fletch Tite?

Realizing that things I like usually get out of circulation, I tend to hoard things (probably have 500 Mercury nocks for example).  But, as you know, adhesives are not easy to store.

Thanks.

[DannyBows]

Platinum is all I use. Works well for me. I always use wraps on my carbons and never had a failure yet.

[suffolk_mopar]

EVERYTHING i like changes after a couple yrs or so. i, like you seem to hoard items i like. because once i find something i like i stick with it.

[turkeyslayer]

Platinum aint worth a flip on aluminum!

[McDave]

I use Platinum exclusively now, and haven't had a fletch fall off since I started using it.

[Orion]

I think regular fletch tite is still around. I bought a couple of tubes from a vendor last summer.

[jarhead_hunter]

I crown dip all of my wood and aluminum arrows with Bohning Fletch Lac paints.

I have found that the new platinum adhesive does not work very well bare or dipped shafts.

I have had several arrows where the feathers 'fall' off of the shaft upon impact with the target butts.

I have changed to the Saunders NPV adhesive.

Platinum isn't worth the trouble.

Charles.

[GrayRhino]

Uh oh, I shoot aluminum shafts and was just about to put an order in for some platinum.  The 'old' fletch tite worked great for me and I assumed the new stuff would be just as good, or better.

turkeyslayer, what adhesive do you use on your aluminum shafts now?

[GrayRhino]

Anyone else having problems using fletch tite platinum on aluminum shafts???

[Cal bow]

I use the platinum on aluminum arrows and have had no problems at all.

[Al Dean]

I have no problem with platinum on my aluminums.  I do clean the shaft well before applying.

[AdamH]

LOVE IT ...........

[knobby]

Never had an issue with Platinum on my carbons.

[hvac tech]

i clean my shafts with denatured alcohal   and the feathers still fell of using platinum .glue it ha s alot to be desired .i have not found any of the old fletch tite any were .

[CG]

Sure was hoping to hear everyone say it worked just the same......Crown dipping with Bohning and using Fletch Tite was about as good as I could imagine.  Bout the same as gasket lacquer and Duco.

I looked on Bohning's website and they don't show to have regular fletch tite anymore.  Neither did Kustom King or 3 Rivers (at least not that I could find).  Might be some still in stores, but shelf life has never been that good for me (hence why I didn't hoard it).

Glad to hear that many are getting along well with it. Hope that's my experience as well.

Thanks for all the replies.

[JRY309]

Platinum fletch tite is all I use and I put wraps on all my carbon arrows.I'll use Duco on wood with a polyurethene finish.

[Steve Clandinin]

I have only used Platinum since it came out on aluminums with and without wraps .Iclean every shaft with acetone before gluing and have had zero problems.works for me.

[GrayRhino]

Good to hear some feedback here.  Tradgang is quite a handy resource!  I'll give it a go on my aluminum shafts.  I clean them first with alcohol.

[Ben Maher]

I have been doing my own fletching for 30 years and have had nothing but trouble with platinum.
What about Loc Tite on alloys ? Anyone ?

[hvyhitter]

Ditto the bad results with platinum on aluminum here....picked up 3 tubes of "old" fletchtite at denton hill this summer. Hopefully last a while before hardening in the tubes.