Painting carbon shafts

Preda8or · Post by **Preda8or** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:41 pm

I'm thinking about painting the back side of a couple of my shafts to look like white wraps. I don't want to use wraps because of the extra weight. Anything I need to know about painting carbon shafts before I start. Special paint? Special prep work?

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:11 am

If you do a search there should be lots of info on painting bolts . Paint will add wt. as well . I have used automotive paints , and laquer from bohning with no trouble. The shaft needs to be clean and oil free . A slight bit of rubbing with some fine scotch bright and it would be paint ready.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:50 am

Here ya go: http://www.texastrackers.com/Videos/Arrows.wmv He used laquer, once I tried enamel I see why. Watch the part where he ways the arrow before and after, very little weight change, less than 2 gr if I recall.

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:07 am

awshucks wrote:Here ya go: http://www.texastrackers.com/Videos/Arrows.wmv He used laquer, once I tried enamel I see why. Watch the part where he ways the arrow before and after, very little weight change, less than 2 gr if I recall.

That is the way I did mine.

White lacquer with a green fluorescent fade.

I used Loc Tite Super Glue Gel to fasten on the Blazers.

Preda8or · Post by **Preda8or** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:42 pm

Is lacquer better than epoxy? and if so why?

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:23 pm

I've never tried epoxy so I really can't answer.

Andre Leblanc · Post by **Andre Leblanc** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:23 pm

weight

Preda8or · Post by **Preda8or** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:25 pm

But would epoxy be more durable?

Andre Leblanc · Post by **Andre Leblanc** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:29 pm

what you will find is that most archers are concern with the added weight and balance of the bolt. With my experience with epoxy you will create a much thicker coating on the bolt and thickness = weight. as the video shows you only end up adding 1 gram to the bolt with laquer.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:48 pm

Andre Leblanc wrote:what you will find is that most archers are concern with the added weight and balance of the bolt. With my experience with epoxy you will create a much thicker coating on the bolt and thickness = weight. as the video shows you only end up adding 1 gram to the bolt with laquer.

Andre, think you meant one grain vs one gram. The beauty of using laquer is that it comes off in seconds w/ acetone. Mine have held up fine w/ laquer, just need to remove it to refletch. Woodies are prettier, lol.

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:27 am

You will get some rub marks on the paint on the shaft where it rides down the rail.

The paint does hold up well otherwise.

Preda8or · Post by **Preda8or** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:01 pm

OK I painted a couple of shafts with rustoleum white lacquer spray and I am wondering how long I should wait to fletch them?

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:05 am

Preda8or wrote:OK I painted a couple of shafts with rustoleum white lacquer spray and I am wondering how long I should wait to fletch them?

I waited overnight.

I used the LocTite Super Glue Gel from Walmart.

About $1.99.

Much cheaper than the "arrow fletching stuff"..

navaman · Post by **navaman** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:12 am

i'm sure glad you posted that link, aw shucks . i had saved it before when GaryL had posted but i lost it somehow, someway. thanks again !