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Rail Cleaning

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Made it a habit to wipe down the Exomax rail with a soft cloth and silicone spray after each hunt. I have never put anything on it before and have been surprised how dirty it gets after a hunt.

Anyone else do this or use something else?

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All I do ,is about the same thing you are doing... sometimes I will use WD40...
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do the same use jigaloo silicone spray.
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I wipe wd-40 on rail, then wipe dry per Danny Miller.
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I spray a microfiber cloth with silicone and then flip the cloth over and rub it down with the dry side. The traces of silicone inbeded in the surface of the mainframe lets the debris slide off.
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I'm a huge fan of a silicone spray it doesn't stick to the rail like wax or Lube does not collect debris
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Boo wrote:
Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:19 pm
I spray a microfiber cloth with silicone and then flip the cloth over and rub it down with the dry side. The traces of silicone inbeded in the surface of the mainframe lets the debris slide off.

Same here, works great.
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I don' t like putting anything on my bow that smells period.
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Normous wrote:
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I don' t like putting anything on my bow that smells period.
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gerald strine wrote:
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Normous wrote:
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I don' t like putting anything on my bow that smells period.
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I do the same with a military grade silicone oil.
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WD-40 makes a Water Resistant Silicone Lubricant Spray (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Silicone-Lubricant-Aerosol-Can-11-Oz-WD-40-SPECIALIST-300012/21838836). Would that be ok to use on the rails? I’m considering to switch from a rail lube.
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SummitSitter wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:43 pm
WD-40 makes a Water Resistant Silicone Lubricant Spray (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Silicone-Lubricant-Aerosol-Can-11-Oz-WD-40-SPECIALIST-300012/21838836). Would that be ok to use on the rails? I’m considering to switch from a rail lube.
The purpose of using silicone is not to act as a rail lube because the deck does not need lubricating. The purpose is to clean the deck and make it slippery enough and dry at the same time so that debris does not stick to the deck. I don't know what silicone content WD40 uses, so all you can do is try it.
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I used an 1800 grit wet/dry sandpaper to polish the top and corners of the rail where the string rides. I also rolled it onto a bolt shaft and did the groove. The anodizing is deeper than the mill marks that were on the rail that held the dirt and wax, and consequently frayed the string. Now the rail is glass smooth and doesn't hold dirt and the string stays looking like new money.
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