Bright red arrow stain???

[Friends call me Pac]

Mike my local grocery store carries rit dye in the washing detergent aisle.  Might check there next time you go vittle shopping.

[rraming]

[Over&Under]

You could just shoot all your arrows through some critters...that oughta put a nice red stain on them...      :D

[ilarcher]

The rit dye will work great. But just so you know too a red paint will work like a stain if you wipe it on and off and will seal the arrow at the same time.

It all depends on the look you want for your arrows.

If you get a red oil base paint and thin it down with a thinner of some sort it should work too, but the rit dye and alcohol is the cheaper way to go. Then just seal with a poly.

I don't recomend soaking your shafts but rather wipe on the dye. Moisture can worp the shaft and then you will have to straighten. Just use one shaft to try it on first, then when you get what your looking for do the same process to all the other shafts.

[Rufus]

I used Rit dye on these arrows. Royal blue for bottom and scarlet red for cap. That's my David Knight bow, Osage w/boo back.

[stringstretcher]

Wonder how that transfast would work on feathers.  Ever tried it rraming?

[Hatrick]

I did these sitka spruce with some Rit Dye and some of stringstretchers turkey feathers.

[30pointbuck]

Wow some great ideas here guy's i'll have to try the rit dye, what kind of alchol, to use??

[TAWL]

3 rivers alcohol based red stain is pretty good too.

[rraming]

Never tried it on feathers - maybe next batch I will!

[The Whittler]

This is just a thought as I do not know if it will work.

Take some white water base paint and mix it half water and half paint. Just rub some on and let dry. Sand lightly until the desired look you want, with the grain showing.

Then take some bright red (like you want) water base paint and mix it half water and half paint. Rub some on and let dry. The white base will make the red brighter. Lightly sand until the desired look you want, with the grain showing. It seems like a lot of work but great looking arrows should not be rushed.

[Todd Greenwald]

Mike,

Give Larry at Lost Nation a call or check out him out on the web.  I was there this morning and pick up some of his stains.  They are great and I pretty sure I saw what you are looking for. Todd

[Mike Vines]

I made some tonight with Rit and rubbing alcohol.  I will try it out this weekend on some shafts

[b44mag]

im think minwax poly wipe after rit dye think it will work with out bleading the dye. i got the alcohol today heading to camp for weekend. turkey woods walk on sunday 70 and sunny so they say . then dinner with friends from the turkey hollar. joanns is on way home so ill stop in and get some kind of color i have pink fl feathers on way for spiral fluflus.
pink feathers and what color for shaft?
i was thinking maybe bright green or ?

[Green]

I have an ad running for Colorful, Quality Youth arrows in the sponsors classifieds if you'd like color ideas.

[Rob DiStefano]

powdered aniline dye stain, water mixed ...

[ron w]

Red and Green,,,,Christmas colors...I like'm     ,very nice!

[30pointbuck]

Very nice shafts Rob.

[longbowdave1]

I have used used Lockwood stains in bow making. They have a great selection of colors and types of stain. They can send "sample Packs" of stain for 10$ each, it will make up about a quart of stain. They are out in New York, only takes a few days to mail it to your door.

 http://www.wdlockwood.com/

[laxbowman]

Another vote for Fiebings Leather Dye!!

Make sure to post some pics when you finish

John