paint

[Florida bowhunter]

How do you ge t paint to stick to aluminum shafts without it flaking off...

[Charlie Lamb]

The shafts need to be "squeaky" clean. Seriously!! Take a paper towel and wet it with acetone. Rub the shaft vigorously until it squeaks. Then it's ready to paint.

[mzombek]

What about longbows. Is there any type of paint that can be applied to a bow that is easily removed after hunting season?

[ChuckC]

Not sure about "easily", but there are removable camo paints available. A set of sleeves might fit the bill for you.
ChuckC

[M60gunner]

For alum shafts the best paint is Bohning Fletch -Laq. It is expensive, it is stinky, but it works. Also Rustolem 2x works. I used on a couple shafts as a test. So far so good.
But agian those shafts need to be clean. I use hot water, comet cleanser and a scrub pad. If your not painting right away I bundle them and wrap the part to be painted in scran wrap to keep air away.

[habujohn]

I used to paint my bows with camo paint and would take it off using WD40.

[joe skipp]

I clean my aluminum shafts with 91% Isopropyl and let them dry thoroughly. I then crown dip with Bohning Products.

The only aluminum shaft that I had problems with paint chipping off and flaking was the XX78 Super Slams. Not sure what kind of finish was applied to them.

[Stump73]

Why not try limbsations by onestringer to camo your bow? You can get it all kinds of camos and patterns like snake skin. Easy to remove.

[Homebru]

Originally posted by mzombek:
What about longbows. Is there any type of paint that can be applied to a bow that is easily removed after hunting season?

Plasti-dip.  They paint cars with it and then peel it off when they want to change colors.
homebru