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Author Topic: Rust on broadheads?  (Read 487 times)

Offline DTS

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Rust on broadheads?
« on: October 01, 2007, 02:09:00 PM »
STOS broadheads have been put up for three weeks.  Pulled them out to touch them up for this next weekend and found them rusting.  I have tried some fine sandpaper with some wd-40 which has helped alot but not enough.  Obviously I am going to have to put a new edge on them when I get the rust off so how about using a wire wheel?  Any advice is appreciated.  God bless.  DT

Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2007, 02:46:00 PM »
I use a wire brush, then resharpen them... then you can put vaseline on them to help keep the rust from coming back.

Offline Bjorn

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2007, 02:48:00 PM »
Maybe they were in a dampish area or no ventilation. That sounds like a bit of surface rust; the sharpening process is going to get rid of any rust in the important areas. I use some chap stick or vaseline on the edges when I'm done.

Offline Jeff Strubberg

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2007, 03:12:00 PM »
Chap Stick.  Forgot who came up with that, might have been TooShort.
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Offline slayer1

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2007, 04:08:00 PM »
String wax works good too!

Offline Roadkill

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2007, 04:34:00 PM »
second chapsstick-use d it daily when I lived the 80's in AK.
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Offline Strutter

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2007, 06:34:00 PM »
Use a black permanent marker to go over the sharpened edges.  Sounds crazy but the little bit of ink will keep the rust off.

Offline Biggie Hoffman

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2007, 08:27:00 PM »
Jeff...TooShort copies everything from me...I told him to use chapstick so's he would quit cutting his fingers applying vaseline

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Offline GAstumpshooter

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2007, 09:29:00 PM »
cooking oil spray works good
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Offline DTS

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Re: Rust on broadheads?
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2007, 11:51:00 PM »
Awesome y'all, tradgang to the rescue.  Thanks millions and God bless each one.

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