Rust appearing on anodized parts
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Rust appearing on anodized parts
Last year I purchased a new exomax. This year was my first season crossbow hunting for moose. As advertised the excalibur series is extremely durable and accurate. I absolutely love my crossbow. Throughout the hunt I took regular maintenance care of the crossbow. After the hunt I noticed rust on the majority of anodized parts. What are people using to prevent this? Should I be placing oil on the trigger mechanism? Will oil damage the string?If anyone can respond to this it would be appreciated?
I purchased my Phoenix new in July and already it's rusting on some of the set screws? This crossbow has never saw rain and sits outside it's case in a dry dehumidified provided basement where nothing ever rusts! I took some gun cleaning oil and scrubbed it off then wiped it dry to cut down on it's smell. I'll keep an eye on it.
Wags
Wags
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Bob,
I use a sheepskin pad that has been saturated with the lube for years. The stuff I make is very similar to T/C's bore butter. I wipe my crossbow down after every hunt paying special attention to screw heads. I also wipe the rail of the bow clear back to the claws. That way I get a light coat of lube on the arrow hold-down clip, too. Keep in mind this pad is impregnated with lube, but applies only a very light coat on the parts wiped with it! The bow does not feel "slick" to handle, but if I get caught in the rain water just beads up on it.
I use a sheepskin pad that has been saturated with the lube for years. The stuff I make is very similar to T/C's bore butter. I wipe my crossbow down after every hunt paying special attention to screw heads. I also wipe the rail of the bow clear back to the claws. That way I get a light coat of lube on the arrow hold-down clip, too. Keep in mind this pad is impregnated with lube, but applies only a very light coat on the parts wiped with it! The bow does not feel "slick" to handle, but if I get caught in the rain water just beads up on it.
wabi