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Author Topic: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?  (Read 345 times)

Offline Andy Cooper

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Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« on: February 16, 2012, 10:05:00 AM »
Anyone dipping their arrows in a dip tube with the Wipe On poly? Yes? No? Maybe so?

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Offline Swamp Yankee

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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2012, 10:13:00 AM »
No, just wipe it on; like keeping things simple.
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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 11:00:00 AM »
How many coats do you wipe on?
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Offline gringol

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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2012, 11:05:00 AM »
Wipe on.  5 or 6 coats.  scuff with steel wool (0000) between coats.  I do the same with tung oil.  I just use one of those blue shop towels you find at the auto parts store.
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Offline Stonedog

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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2012, 11:09:00 AM »
I use it to dip.....works just fine...
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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2012, 11:32:00 AM »
Thanks, guys!
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Offline smoke1953

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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2012, 01:07:00 PM »
Wow 5 or 6 coats, I use one maybe 2.
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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2012, 01:39:00 PM »
I use 3 coats of the regular poly when dipping..1 coat, then crest, then 2 more coats. It is much thicker than the wipe on stuff, though.
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Offline joe skipp

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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2012, 03:26:00 PM »
After staining, I always hand rubbed in 3-4 coats of Minwax Poly, lightly sanding between coats. I made sure my woodies were protected from wet weather.
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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2012, 03:51:00 PM »
5 or 6. im using hard woods so anything i can do to try and protect them from weather is well worth the effort


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Re: Minwax Wipe On Poly ?
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2012, 04:16:00 PM »
I use between 4-6 coats of wipe on poly depending on wood species and how well the shafts take the poly when applied with each coat.
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